Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This is the catalogue for the collection of ceremonial scepters at the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro. These pieces are from various parts of Africa, and are made of particular types of hard woods that have been expressly chosen for the purpose. [...]

This is a report on the 18 anthropomorphic sculptures of orishás (divinities of Afro-Brazilian religions) that have been restored to the national heritage and are now in the collection at the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro. All 18 sculptures are [...]

This is the catalogue that describes the collection of Afro-Brazilian religious art that is housed at the Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia. The text, written from an anthropological perspective, is by the museologist Raul Lody, who was also the [...]

The catalogue for the “Coleção Arthur Ramos” was organized by the anthropologist and museologist Raul Lody, who was with the Universidade Federal do Ceará. The pieces in the collection are made of the following materials: wood, Flanders sheet [...]