Ritual burial cave in forested hills behind village containing mummified corpses with nightjar perched on one also loose skulls and bones and spindles of the dead . Indigenous Tribes Colombian/Vene...

Man carrying dried yarumo leaves for coca process. Bundles of fresh palm leaves in foreground for re-thatching maloca / longhouse roof. Indigenous Tribes Rio Piraparana North West Amazonia Amaz...

Shaman in full festive regalia Ð feather head-dress red karajuru facial paint dark purple we body dye monkey tooth belt cumare fibre garters painted with yellow clay. He beats and waves the...

Headman with yucca flour basket his brother with fishing rods walk through yucca and banana cultivation patch with maloca / longhouse in backgroundIndigenous Tribes Rio Piraparana North West Ama...

Men pour very hot aji / red pepper juice down nostrils to cure their hangovers after the festivalTukano / Makuna Indigenous Tribes rio Piraparana North West Amazonia Amazon American Colombian So...

Girl wearing glass bead necklace and typical bead amulets. She also wears a typical appliquŽ mola / blouse a gold nose ring and gold and silver ear rings Ð signs of considerable wealth. Gulf of Dar...

Portete a coastal desert settlement. Wayuu encampment consisting of shelters of hardwood poles and old sacks. Women sewing inside central shelter.Indigenous Tribes American South America Hispanic I...

2 men making a canoe from a single tree trunk. After initial shaping with axes canoe burnt and sides expanded in heat with wooden spacers. Burning slims sides shapes and hardens the woodIndigenous...

Mother and daughters on donkeys normal means of transport in Guajira. Mother protects face from strong sun and salty winds with mixture of burnt fungi and goat fat. Note fired clay water vessel on gr...

Man beaches his canoe at a river port; note fishing rod and typically shaped Amazonian paddle.Indigenous Tribes rio Piraparana North West Amazonia Amazon American Colombian European South America Vu...

Wayuu woman sews a coloured faja / woven woollen belt for her husband sitting in a fique / cactus fibre hammock in their scanty desert shelter Indigenous Tribes American Colombian Colored Fiber So...

Hunter with red karajuru / facial paint wooden ear plug and white glass bead necklace carrying coca powder pouch with bone pipe Ð coca sustains whilst hunting. Hard macana wood bow and quiver of...