Elite Indigeneity from Cumandá to Instagram: Femininity, Visualism and Aesthetics in Elite-Friendly Representations of Indigenous Amazonia
By: Christian Tym
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/iberoamericana.690 | Journal eISSN: 2002-4509
Language: English
Page range: 53 - 63
Submitted on: Dec 22, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 4, 2025
Published on: Aug 6, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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