Les Amérindiens, capteurs de rêves Type: Culture City: LYON Location: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle From 17/5/2001 to 1/6/2002 Tel: +33 4 72 69 05 00 URL: http://www.museum-lyon.org The habits and customs of Amazonia: secrets buried in objects. Aldo Lo Curto, is a volunteer doctor who has devoted his life to the people of the Amazon rain forest and has built an impressive collection of objects from his travels. He has now donated his collection to the History Museum to give the general public an opportunity to discover the wealth and variety of objects produced by these ethnic cultures. These objects, which include head dresses, baby carriers, costumes and dreamcatchers depict the craft traditions and the sacred, artistic and everyday practices uses people about of which little is known, but whose very rites evoke a rich cultural heritage. Concorde Hotels in LYON : BOSCOLO GRAND HOTEL CONCORDE HOTEL LYON METROPOLE Back