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Waorani Indians, The longhouse interior, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, The longhouse interior, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Healthy teeth are a rarity among adult Waorani, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Healthy teeth are a rarity among adult Waorani, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: In full regalia for a fiesta, a visitor brings a brand new blowgun for a relative, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Visitors drag in a palm leaf-sheath to sit on and sleep in, Gabado, 1973, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Visitors drag in a palm leaf-sheath to sit on and sleep in, Gabado, 1973, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: When clothing first became available, it was worn just for its beauty at fiestas, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: When clothing first became available, it was worn just for its beauty at fiestas, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira palm fiber made into twine is used for various articles, like a fishnet, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira palm fiber made into twine is used for various articles, like a fishnet, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: In full regalia for a fiesta, a visitor brings a brand new blowgun for a relative, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, traditional huts, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, traditional huts, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial view of Waorani Indians settlement in the rainforest, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial view of Waorani Indians settlement in the rainforest, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: After poisoning a stream with barbasco, women use dip nets to collect the stupefied fish, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: After poisoning a stream with barbasco, women use dip nets to collect the stupefied fish, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: A storm gathers at sunset, Limoncocha, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: A storm gathers at sunset, Limoncocha, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: With quiver of darts and kapok carrier, a hunter concentrates on monkeys in the canopy, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: With quiver of darts and kapok carrier, a hunter concentrates on monkeys in the canopy, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Making a hook for harvesting fruit from high in the trees, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Making a hook for harvesting fruit from high in the trees, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Preparations for the aemae are primarily a time for socializing, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Preparations for the aemae are primarily a time for socializing, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: The balsa labrets are both a symbol of Waorani heritage and for beauty, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: The balsa labrets are both a symbol of Waorani heritage and for beauty, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Pottery used for carrying water, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Pottery used for carrying water, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Preparing manioc drink at a fiesta is all-consuming for the hostess, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Preparing manioc drink at a fiesta is all-consuming for the hostess, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: For generations, the Waorani sought trade goods like beads, usually raiding to obtain them, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: For generations, the Waorani sought trade goods like beads, usually raiding to obtain them, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira palm fiber made into twine is used for basket, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira palm fiber made into twine is used for basket, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Lake Limoncocha, Limoncoch

Waorani Indians: Lake Limoncocha, Limoncoch

Waorani Indians: Chonta mash sets covered with leaves in pottery to ferment overnight for the aemae, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chonta mash sets covered with leaves in pottery to ferment overnight for the aemae, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Spinning dried chambira fibers into twine fills time during socializing, Gabado, 1976, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Spinning dried chambira fibers into twine fills time during socializing, Gabado, 1976, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Harvesting food from the rainforest often requires precarious ascents into the canopy, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Harvesting food from the rainforest often requires precarious ascents into the canopy, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Moving into new territory always produces more successful hunts, Kedemeneno, 1980, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Moving into new territory always produces more successful hunts, Kedemeneno, 1980, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: During chonta palm season an abundance of food means one aemae fiesta after another, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: During chonta palm season an abundance of food means one aemae fiesta after another, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, Stretching earlobes to their size in a month often causes infection and tears in the lobe, Gabado, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, Stretching earlobes to their size in a month often causes infection and tears in the lobe, Gabado, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: When hands are full and you have no pockets, hold the extra fish in the next best place, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: When hands are full and you have no pockets, hold the extra fish in the next best place, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Each man has his own distinctive style of shaping and decorating spears, Dowetome, 1979, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Each man has his own distinctive style of shaping and decorating spears, Dowetome, 1979, Ecuador

Aerial view of Waorani Indians settlement in the rainforest, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial view of Waorani Indians settlement in the rainforest, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, boys condition lungs, diaphragm and cheeks for effective blowgunning, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, boys condition lungs, diaphragm and cheeks for effective blowgunning, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Everybody decorates for an aemae, in this case with winka dye (genipa), Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Everybody decorates for an aemae, in this case with winka dye (genipa), Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Clay drinking bowls and storage pot for valuables, like feathers, dry, awaiting firing, Kiwado, 1978, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Clay drinking bowls and storage pot for valuables, like feathers, dry, awaiting firing, Kiwado, 1978, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, Stretching earlobes to their size in a month often causes infection and tears in the lobe, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, Stretching earlobes to their size in a month often causes infection and tears in the lobe, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Evenings are a time for gathering outside the house and socializing, Gabado, 1973, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Evenings are a time for gathering outside the house and socializing, Gabado, 1973, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, Housing styles have varied in Waorani culture since pre-contact times, Tewaeno, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, Housing styles have varied in Waorani culture since pre-contact times, Tewaeno, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Waorani often become quite attached to their pets, like this wooley monkey, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Waorani often become quite attached to their pets, like this wooley monkey, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Harpy Eagle plumes adorn armbands, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Harpy Eagle plumes adorn armbands, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Cowae in traditional toucan headdress, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Cowae in traditional toucan headdress, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, Pets are often kept inside the house, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, Pets are often kept inside the house, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, grooming, Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, grooming, Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: After being boiled, chambira fibers dry in preparation for spinning into twine, Kedemeneno, 1978, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: After being boiled, chambira fibers dry in preparation for spinning into twine, Kedemeneno, 1978, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, The longhouse interior, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, The longhouse interior, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Moving into new territory always produces more successful hunts, Kedemeneno, 1980, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Moving into new territory always produces more successful hunts, Kedemeneno, 1980, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, hunting, Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, hunting, Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: On trips longer than a couple of hours, youngsters are given a lift, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: On trips longer than a couple of hours, youngsters are given a lift, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: adult man carrying a toddler, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: adult man carrying a toddler, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira palm leaves make colorful arm decoration for an aemae, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira palm leaves make colorful arm decoration for an aemae, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Waorani women at Gabaro dress and decorate for an aemae fiesta, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Waorani women at Gabaro dress and decorate for an aemae fiesta, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: A successful hunt of couvier's toucans, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: A successful hunt of couvier’s toucans, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Until children reach 2 years of age, they are never away from parental contact, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Until children reach 2 years of age, they are never away from parental contact, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Children grow up around pets, like the squirrel monkey, quickly learning their habits, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Children grow up around pets, like the squirrel monkey, quickly learning their habits, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, Bird Pet, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, Bird Pet, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial image, Waorani Indians, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial image of the hut and Waorani Indians, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: A hammock can require as much as a mile of chambira twine, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: A hammock can require as much as a mile of chambira twine, Tewaeno, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: In full regalia for a fiesta, a visitor brings a brand new blowgun for a relative, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Stripping chambira leaves to make twine is a never-ending, daily task, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Stripping chambira leaves to make twine is a never-ending, daily task, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, The longhouse interior, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, The longhouse interior, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial view of Waorani Indians settlement in the rainforest, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Aerial view of Waorani Indians settlement in the rainforest, near Rio Cononaco, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Tewae in traditional toucan headdress, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Tewae in traditional toucan headdress, Tewaeno, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: In full regalia for a fiesta, a visitor brings a brand new blowgun for a relative, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians, The nuclear family clusters around their fire in the longhouse, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians, The nuclear family clusters around their fire in the longhouse, Gabado, Ecuador, 1973

Waorani Indians: Menga regales a visitor with a hunting story, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Menga regales a visitor with a hunting story, Gabado, 1974, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Platanos and chonta palm (g. Gasipaes) are principal food sources Jan - Mar, Tewaeno, 1973, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Platanos and chonta palm (g. Gasipaes) are principal food sources Jan – Mar, Tewaeno, 1973, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira twine serves numerous purposes - eg. fishnets, hammocks, bags, kapok carriers, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

Waorani Indians: Chambira twine serves numerous purposes – eg. fishnets, hammocks, bags, kapok carriers, Gabado, 1975, Ecuador

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