摘要：Rio Grande do Sul North shore and Norwest region, seeking to explore the relationship
between graphic patterns and distinct functional types of vessels, as well the regional and/or
chronological stylistic variation of the sample. In the case study here presented, we suggest
that painted pottery has high potential for the analysis of issues related to pre-colonial Guarani
alterity and their social cosmological universe. According to the 16th century ethno historical documents, Guarani pottery
decoration and formal variability were related to distinct kinds of vessel's use and painted
pottery was used mainly in ritual situations. We analyze archaeological pottery collections from
