Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

Kɨrɨgaɨaɨ: The Poetic Genres of Mɨnɨka Culture

No. 15 (2012-07-01)
  • Selnich Vivas Hurtado
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda15.2012.09

Abstract

in this essay I present a theory about the poetic genres of the Minika, an indigenous culture located on the river Kotue (Igaraparaná) in Colombia. I examine in particular the concept of ɨrɨgaɨ (basket), followed by a review of the specialist literature. I end with a discussion of two subgenres of the Kirigai: rafue and jagagɨ.

Keywords: genre poetry; basket, Kɨrɨgaɨ, mɨnɨka, rafue, jagagɨ, witoto