Parque Nacional. Kogi mama/priest Juan Vacuna wearing a woven fique/cactus fibre hat holding a lime-encrusted poporo/gourd with a palito/stick used to transfer lime powder out of the gourd and into...

Detail of a Kogi man holding his poporo/gourd of fine lime powder made from burnt seashells collected along Caribbean coast. The palito/stick transfers lime powder from gourd to mouth and wad of coca...

Mama/Priest Valencia takes a "coca break" - taking lime powder from his poporo/gourd to put into wad of coca leaves in his mouth - whilst thatching the roof of his house Wearing traditional thick wove...

Marty an old man wearing a local peasant straw hat and Indian woven striped manta / cloak. Chewing a wad of coca leaves holding a gourd for lime powder the catalyst for coca which releases a v...

Boy transports equipment into Sierra Nevada by ox. He takes lime from a small gourd poporo to add to the wad of coca leaves in his cheek lime acts as the catalyst to release a very small amount of...

Man rubs lime encrusted gourd with ritual stick having inserted lime powder into a wad of coca leaves held in his cheek. Process has a ritual/sexual significance Ð the stick is the male penis the g...

Man drills holes in a gourd to make a colander for straining fruit to be made into chicha beer. Behind his leg another gourd is engraved with ritual figuresThe Noanama are a minority group of appro...

The Acier a hollow gourd filled with seeds is shaken to summon spirits.superstition

Young woman carrying calabash gourd for water.

Dani Warrior man wearing a penis gourd with the top made from the tail of Cuscus animal

Karamong woman carrying water gourd on her head.

Ica indian taking coca gourd in left hand has calcium which is mixed with coca leaves in the mouth.