MANDINGA, TERAPIA, DECORAÇÃO, MÚSICA, UTILIDADES DOMÉSTICAS E ESCÁRNIO: OS DIVERSOS USOS DOS CHIFRES

This essay lists, describes and analyzes bovine horns both in terms of mate­rial and immaterial use, revisiting the literature on the subject and areas of state of Pará, Northern Brazil, in which they are offered for sale or exhibi­tion, indicating the various types of existing demand for this type of product. The first of these locations is the Ver-o-Peso Market, in Belém, Brazil, com­mercial hub that concentrates knowledge and customs of the Amazon, for being in the state capital, overlooking the delta of the Amazon River. The other location is the Northeastern portion of the state, along the State High­way Governor Fernando Guillon – PA 124, in the municipality of Santarém Novo, 168 km northeast of Belém. There we can find a stand with a variety of bovine horns painted and exhibited at the roadside, whose owner is the informant of this research. Finally, relevant subject reading and direct obser­vation are the sources of usage that makes this bovine end in spells, therapy, decoration, music, derision and house wares. Keywords: Religiosity, witchcraft, magic, house ware, aesthetics, semiotics.This essay lists, describes and analyzes bovine horns both in terms of mate­rial and immaterial use, revisiting the literature on the subject and areas of state of Pará, Northern Brazil, in which they are offered for sale or exhibi­tion, indicating the various types of existing demand for this type of product. The first of these locations is the Ver-o-Peso Market, in Belém, Brazil, com­mercial hub that concentrates knowledge and customs of the Amazon, for being in the state capital, overlooking the delta of the Amazon River. The other location is the Northeastern portion of the state, along the State High­way Governor Fernando Guillon – PA 124, in the municipality of Santarém Novo, 168 km northeast of Belém. There we can find a stand with a variety of bovine horns painted and exhibited at the roadside, whose owner is the informant of this research. Finally, relevant subject reading and direct obser­vation are the sources of usage that makes this bovine end in spells, therapy, decoration, music, derision and house wares. Keywords: Religiosity, witchcraft, magic, house ware, aesthetics, semiotics.Cet essai présent une list, description et analyse des usages des cornes de bo­vins du point du vie matériel aussi que imatériel. Il met en rapport la litérature scientifique et des observations faites sur des points commerciaux de l’Étatu du Pará où ces produits se trouvent à vente ou en exposition, ce qui indique la démande qui existe pour ce genre de produit. Le premier de ces points est le Marché Ver o peso, en Belém, entrepôt commercial qui concentre des savoirs et des usages des peuples de l’Amazonie pour se trouver dans la capi­tale de l’État, juste dans l’embouchure de l’Amazone. L’autre point se trouve au Nord Est du l’Etat du Pará, au bord de la Route de l’Etat Governeur Fer­nando Guillon – PA 124, dans la municipalité Santarém Novo, à 168 km de Belém. Lá se trouve une boutique avec une varieté de corns de bovin peintre et en exposition au bord de la route, dont le proprietaire est un des enquetés de cette recherche. Finalement, des lectures sur le sujet et l’observation di­recte ont été les sources qui ont permu écrire sur les usages qui se font des extremités des bovins pour la sourcellerie, la thérapeutique, la décoration, la musique, la dérision et les outils domestiques. Mots-clés : Religiosité, sourcellerie, magie, outils domestiques, estétique, semióptique.Este ensaio lista, descreve e analisa os usos de chifres de bovinos tanto do ponto de vista material, quanto imaterial, revisitando a literatura so­bre o assunto e pontos do Estado do Pará em que os mesmos se encon­tram à venda ou em exposição, indicando os diversos tipos de demanda existente para este tipo de produto. O primeiro destes pontos é a Feira do Ver-o-Peso, em Belém, entreposto comercial que concentra saberes e costumes de parte da Amazônia, por se encontrar na capital do Es­tado, em pleno delta do rio Amazonas. O outro ponto se encontra no Nordeste Paraense, à beira da Rodovia Estadual Governador Fernando Guillon – PA 124, no município de Santarém Novo, a 168 km de Belém. Neste se encontra uma barraca com sortimento de chifres de bovinos pintados e em exposição na beira da estrada, cujo dono é informante desta pesquisa. Finalmente, leitura pertinente ao assunto e observação direta são as fontes dos usos que se faz desta extremidade dos bovídeos em magia, terapia, decoração, música, escárnio e utensílios domésticos. Palavras-chave: Religiosidade, bruxaria, magia, utensílios domésticos, es­tética, semiótica