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The legends are only available in German, French or Spanish
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 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

A Yagua Indian girl in Yanamono near Iquitos in the Amazon rainforest. - 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