Abel Rodríguez (Mogaje Guihu): The Tree of Life and Abundance
Edited by Adriano Pedrosa, Leandro Muniz. Text by Abel Rodriguez, Catalina Vargas Tovar, Denilson Baniwa, José Roca, Oscar Roldán-Alzate.
In contrast to empirical Western botanical illustration, Rodríguez’s drawings show the interaction between species and the cycles of the Amazon forests
Abel Rodríguez (1941–2025), a member of the Nonuya and Muinane communities, was born in the Colombian Amazon. Entrusted as a sabedor, a keeper of botanical knowledge, Rodríguez maintained a drawing practice around native plants beginning in the 1990s.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 9/29/2026
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FORMAT: Hbk, 8 x 10.75 in. / 304 pgs / 223 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $60.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $84 GBP £50.00 ISBN: 9786557770849 PUBLISHER: Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand/KMEC Books AVAILABLE: 9/29/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Forthcoming AVAILABILITY: Awaiting stock TERRITORY: WORLD Except Brazil
Abel Rodríguez (Mogaje Guihu): The Tree of Life and Abundance
Published by Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand/KMEC Books. Edited by Adriano Pedrosa, Leandro Muniz. Text by Abel Rodriguez, Catalina Vargas Tovar, Denilson Baniwa, José Roca, Oscar Roldán-Alzate.
In contrast to empirical Western botanical illustration, Rodríguez’s drawings show the interaction between species and the cycles of the Amazon forests
Abel Rodríguez (1941–2025), a member of the Nonuya and Muinane communities, was born in the Colombian Amazon. Entrusted as a sabedor, a keeper of botanical knowledge, Rodríguez maintained a drawing practice around native plants beginning in the 1990s.
