BARIS
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A girl of the proud BARIS backpacks a harvest of manioc.
Painting from a photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie. |
BORORO
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Ceremonial headdresses crowned tall BORORO men, whose
territory once spanned some 100,000 square miles of Mato Grosso savanna.
Painting from a photograph by Andi, The World of Man, vol.12,
Fratelli Fabbri Editori |
Skilled stalkers of game and of white settlers who trespassed on
their territory, the BOTOCUDOS, marked by lip and
ear disks, resisted incursions for 300 years.
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BOTOCUDOS
Painting from photographs by Harold Schultz
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CALCHAQUI plaques of high copper content bronze
cast in molds were made by a people also accomplished in warfare.
Painting from a photograph, Museum of the American
Indian, Heye Foundation |
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CHIPAYAS
Llama herders living in sod houses, Chipayas escaped subjugation when
Inca armies bypassed their desolate high plain.
Painting from a photograph by Loren McIntyre |
Living
in the hottest part of the, the CHAMACOCOS planted few crops. As
did nearby groups, they removed facial hair, believing, for example, that
eyebrows diminished sight needed to find such foods as honey. |
CHAMACOCOS
Painting from a photograph,
National Antropological Archieves, Smithsonian Institute |
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COLLAS
Painting from photographs by Loren McIntyre |
COLLAS
The COLLAS mastered the technique of lashing bundles
of hollow reeds to make boats for travel on Lake Titicaca. They joined
a revolt against the early Inca Empire and were crushed, increasing the
awe and terror in which the Incas were held. |
CHOCOS
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CHOCOS
Body painting and elaborate silver jewelry adorned
the CHOCOS of western Colombia for ceremonial occasions
Painting from a photograph
by Richard H. Stewart
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