The Wajãpi of Amapá, an Indigenous group composed of 670 individuals divided into 48 villages (IPHAN, 2008, p. 13)

Created by the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Recife (Recife School of Arts and Crafts), this collection began from an art gallery inaugurated at the School in 1887, which was later transformed into the institution’s art museum.