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Ika man in traditional dress helmet of woven cactus fibre hand woven wool&cotton manta cloak and trousers.Holds his poporo small gourd containing powdered lime. He inserts the powdered lime into a wad of coca leaves held in the cheek then rubs the neck of the gourd with the palito small stick forming an ever growing lime encrustation. This activity has a religo-sexual significance and deadens the pangs of hunger and cold. Arhuaco Aruaco indigenous tribe American Classic Classical Colombian Colombia Hispanic Historical Indegent Latin America Latino Male Men Guy Older South America Arhuaco Aruaco indigenous tribe American Classic Classical Colombian Columbia Hispanic Historical Indegent Latin America Latino Male Men Guy Older South America History Male Man Guy One individual Solo Lone Solitary 1 Fiber Single unitary