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Guérisseur Yagua du village de Yanamono, près du rio Napo. - 1969

Arrows poisoned with curare are inserted into the blowpipes. This weapon is used to kill prey at a considerable distance from the hunter. Yanamono near the Rio Napo - 1969

The legends are only available in German, French or Spanish
Le perroquet fournit aux indigènes des plumes multicolores qui, entrent dans la fabrication de couronnes et de bracelets que portent surtout les chefs de tribus.

The wife of a Yagua warrior wears a magnificent necklace made of long bast fibres and parrot feathers. Yanamono near the Rio Napo - 1969

The blowpipe is the Yagua's favourite weapon. They mainly use it to hunt birds and small mammals. Yanamono near the Rio Napo - 1969

The blowgun is the preferred weapon of the Yagua. They use it mainly to hunt birds and small mammals. Yanamono on the banks of the Río Napo near Iquitos – 1969