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Shan Boys During Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, into a ...
Shan Boys During Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, into a Buddhist monastery for a short time. Before entering the monastery, however, they are dressed like princes and treated like royalty for three days, in honor of th
Use of tobacco by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun from The Code of Florence ""Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana"" in Sp...
Use of tobacco by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun from The Code of Florence ""Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana"" in Spanish and Nahuatl, facsimile, 16th century
Mother and daughter descending slope by houses on stilts to embark in a canoe Houses on stilts with water mark from this year...
Mother and daughter descending slope by houses on stilts to embark in a canoe Houses on stilts with water mark from this year's flood. Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) by garbage. Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-16-12
Lakota Sioux Father Dressing Up Son,Original caption: In the home of a Lakota Sioux family, the father dresses up his son in ...
Lakota Sioux Father Dressing Up Son,Original caption: In the home of a Lakota Sioux family, the father dresses up his son in ceremonial costume for the upcoming Pow Wow in Rosebud, S Dakota, USA.
Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs with an archaeological site on top of the hill above the rocks with Amazonian Dark Earth (AD...
Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs with an archaeological site on top of the hill above the rocks with Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE). Human faces are the predominant theme in rock carvings (gravuras) at this site. Caretas, Rio Urubu, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-17-12
Tizoc sacrificial stone (Cuauhxicalli) depicting the movement of the stars from the Palace of the Eagle-Warriors, Templo Mayo...
Tizoc sacrificial stone (Cuauhxicalli) depicting the movement of the stars from the Palace of the Eagle-Warriors, Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan (16th century) by Carlos Nevel, drawing, 1838.
Hunter, Louis 32 yrs, with a razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum) he has shot in the forest with a 20-bore shotgun. The cur...
Hunter, Louis 32 yrs, with a razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum) he has shot in the forest with a 20-bore shotgun. The curassow is known locally as mutum. The meat is eaten and the tail feathers are tied together to make dusters. Cacautuba, Tefe River, Amazonas, Brazil, 9-10-12
Skull showing the trepanation practiced by the Indians, from Peru. Pre-Inca Paracas Civilization, 6th Century BC.
Shan Boys During Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, into a ...
Shan Boys During Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, into a Buddhist monastery for a short time. Before entering the monastery, however, they are dressed like princes and treated like royalty for three days, in honor of th
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELAN AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farme...
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELAN AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmers, practising an ecologically sound form of shifting cultivation, supplementing thier diet with fishing and hunting. They live in one of the most inaccessible regions of the Amazon, and of all the Amerindian tribes, the Yanomami have the least exposure to the modern world. Their future may now be threatened by diseases spread by illegal Brazilian gold miners.
The conquerors arrive at Cajamara in Peru, 1617, engraving from American History by Theodore de Bry, North America, 17th Cent...
The conquerors arrive at Cajamara in Peru, 1617, engraving from American History by Theodore de Bry, North America, 17th Century.
Guaycuru Indians on horseback, 1834, by J.B. Debret, form A Picturesque and Historic Voyage to Brazil, Brazil 19th Century.
Manuscript, 'History of Indians' (1579) by Diego Duran (1537-1588) Cortes being welcomed by Indians to beating of drums, mini...
Manuscript, 'History of Indians' (1579) by Diego Duran (1537-1588) Cortes being welcomed by Indians to beating of drums, miniature
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) pod gathered in a home garden on restinga on the floodplain of the Solimoes. Rayone, 9 yrs. Porto Val...
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) pod gathered in a home garden on restinga on the floodplain of the Solimoes. Rayone, 9 yrs. Porto Val, lower Tefe River, a few km downstream from Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-30-12
The Patagons (or Tehuelche), 1827, illustration from South America by Giulio Ferraro, Argentina 19th Century.
Bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba) fruit brunch in old secondary forest. Altemir, 30 yrs, is descending the palm trunk with the fruit...
Bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba) fruit brunch in old secondary forest. Altemir, 30 yrs, is descending the palm trunk with the fruit brunch he has just cut loose. Itapiranema, Lago de Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-25-12
Terracotta female figurine originating from Colombia, detail of upper part. Pre-Colombian Quimbayas Civilization, 10th-16th C...
Terracotta female figurine originating from Colombia, detail of upper part. Pre-Colombian Quimbayas Civilization, 10th-16th Century.
Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs with an archaeological site on top of the hill above the rocks with Amazonian Dark Earth (AD...
Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs with an archaeological site on top of the hill above the rocks with Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE). Human faces are the predominant theme in rock carvings (gravuras) at this site. Caretas, Rio Urubu, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-17-12
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Hunting. Bows and arrows with hardwood tips as well as catapults ...
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Hunting. Bows and arrows with hardwood tips as well as catapults are used to catch animals, birds and even insects.
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELAN AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, orinoco river basin. Yanomami girl collecting plants used to make ro...
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELAN AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, orinoco river basin. Yanomami girl collecting plants used to make rope. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmers, practising an ecologically sound form of shifting cultivation, supplementing thier diet with fishing and hunting. They live in one of the most inaccessible regions of the Amazon, and of all the Amerindian tribes, the Yanomami have the least exposure to the modern world. Their future may now be threatened by diseases sp
Crafts for sale at the souvenir shop of the Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia...
Crafts for sale at the souvenir shop of the Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Hunting. Bows and arrows with hardwood tips as well as catapults ...
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Hunting. Bows and arrows with hardwood tips as well as catapults are used to catch animals, birds and even insects.
Acai (Euterpe oleracea) fruit juice mixed with manioc flour. Ernesto, 52 yrs, Tukano, is using a calabash gourd (Crescentia c...
Acai (Euterpe oleracea) fruit juice mixed with manioc flour. Ernesto, 52 yrs, Tukano, is using a calabash gourd (Crescentia cujete) to scoop up the juice mixed with manioc flour. Serra do Mucura, Rio Tiquie, affluent of the Uaupes, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-27-12
Quechuas Looking out Windows in Peruvian Village,Two Quechua men look out of broken windows at the Huilloc Village Festival i...
Quechuas Looking out Windows in Peruvian Village,Two Quechua men look out of broken windows at the Huilloc Village Festival in Peru's Sacred Valley.,Location: Cuzco department, Peru.
El Tajin from the South,Original caption: Structure 15 in the foreground, Structures 3 (l) and 23 (r) behind. El Tajin was a ...
El Tajin from the South,Original caption: Structure 15 in the foreground, Structures 3 (l) and 23 (r) behind. El Tajin was a political and religious center of the Totonac civilization, flourishing between 900 and 1150 AD.
Bound prisoner spout vessel from Early Moche, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia ...
Bound prisoner spout vessel from Early Moche, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia Ceramic Collection, circa 400-100 B.C.
Zapotec civilization, Classic period (200-900). Painted terracotta head, representing duality of life and death from the Cent...
Zapotec civilization, Classic period (200-900). Painted terracotta head, representing duality of life and death from the Central Valleys
Calabash gourd (Crescentia cujete) in a home garden on a restinga of the floodplain of the Solimoes River. Jorge, 9 yrs. Port...
Calabash gourd (Crescentia cujete) in a home garden on a restinga of the floodplain of the Solimoes River. Jorge, 9 yrs. Porto Val, lower Tefe River, a few km downstream from Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-30-12
Padaung Woman near Religious Sculpture,A Padaung woman walks near a religious sculpture, used during April New Year celebrati...
Padaung Woman near Religious Sculpture,A Padaung woman walks near a religious sculpture, used during April New Year celebrations, in Nai Soi, a Padaung village in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. The Padaung people here make their living by receiving tourists, who after paying a fee, walk aroun
Portrait of a Pataxo Indian man at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Low angle view of totonac voladores flying dancers flying from the pole, El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico
Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELA AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. Yanomami hunter. . The Yanomami continue to live...
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELA AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. Yanomami hunter. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmers, practising an ecologically sound form of shifting cultivation, supplementing thier diet with fishing and hunting. They live in one of the most inaccessible regions of the Amazon, and of all the Amerindian tribes, the Yanomami have the least exposure to the modern world. Their future may now be threatened by diseases spread by illegal Brazilian gold mine
South America, Peru, Andes, Dept. Cuzco. Pisac, Quechua Indian girls, traditional costume.
Peru, South America, Titicaca Lake, Uros Indian, Uros Ayamaras, Floating Island, Young Woman
Tukano boys fishing with poles (canico). They are using worms as bait. Canoe is fashioned from yukusogu tree trunk and was ma...
Tukano boys fishing with poles (canico). They are using worms as bait. Canoe is fashioned from yukusogu tree trunk and was made by Tuyuka. Cachoeira Caruru, Rio Tiquie, affluent of the Uaupes, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-31-12
Low angle view of totonac voladores flying dancers flying from the pole, El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico
Drinking liquid endosperm of unripe tucuma (Astrocaryum aculeatum) fruit. Ticuna woman, Ana Priscilla, 18 yrs. Sao Joao behin...
Drinking liquid endosperm of unripe tucuma (Astrocaryum aculeatum) fruit. Ticuna woman, Ana Priscilla, 18 yrs. Sao Joao behind Ponta da Castana, mouth of Rio Bauanas, Lago de Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-29-12
Jaguar effigy vessel from Chorotega, Nicoya Area, Costa Rica, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre...
Jaguar effigy vessel from Chorotega, Nicoya Area, Costa Rica, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia Ceramic Collection, circa 800-1200 A.D.
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELAN AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farme...
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELAN AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmers, practising an ecologically sound form of shifting cultivation, supplementing thier diet with fishing and hunting. They live in one of the most inaccessible regions of the Amazon, and of all the Amerindian tribes, the Yanomami have the least exposure to the modern world. Their future may now be threatened by diseases spread by illegal Brazilian gold miners.
Karen Woman Sewing,A Karen woman sews in the doorway of her hut in Ban Huai Goong, Thailand.
Boys Visiting Relatives for Poy Sang Long Festival,Dressed up as princes, two young Buddhist initiates ride on the shoulders ...
Boys Visiting Relatives for Poy Sang Long Festival,Dressed up as princes, two young Buddhist initiates ride on the shoulders of their attendants as they visit the home of their relatives during the annual Poy Sang Long festival in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Poy Sang Long is a lavish three-day festival where y
Pataxo Indian woman making food at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Karen Woman with Her Children,A Karen woman stands with her two children along the dirt road in Ban Huai Hee, Thailand.
Roof thatch of a casa farinha consisting of fronds of ubim branco (Geonoma maxima chelidonura) attached to poles (ripas) of p...
Roof thatch of a casa farinha consisting of fronds of ubim branco (Geonoma maxima chelidonura) attached to poles (ripas) of paxiubina (Iriartella setigera). Bom Socorro, Parana Tambaqui, near Lago Amana, Amazonas, Brazil, 9-22-12
Portrait of a Pataxo Indian man at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
The governor Matorras' military camp during the Gran Chaco campaign,1774, painting by Tomas Cabrera. The camp consisted of 40...
The governor Matorras' military camp during the Gran Chaco campaign,1774, painting by Tomas Cabrera. The camp consisted of 400 men given a six-month supply of provisions and ammunition. Argentina, 18th century.
Detail of the costume of the Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South...
Detail of the costume of the Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs with an archaeological site on top of the hill above the rocks with Amazonian Dark Earth (AD...
Sandstone rocks with petroglyphs with an archaeological site on top of the hill above the rocks with Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE). Human faces are the predominant theme in rock carvings (gravuras) at this site. Caretas, Rio Urubu, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-17-12
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELA AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmer...
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELA AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, Orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmers, practising an ecologically sound form of shifting cultivation, supplementing thier diet with fishing and hunting. They live in one of the most inaccessible regions of the Amazon, and of all the Amerindian tribes, the Yanomami have the least exposure to the modern world. Their future may now be threatened by diseases spread by illegal Brazilian gold miners.
Typical native boat (Balds), 1698, watercolor from Journey by Jacques Gouin de Beauchene, Captain in the South Seas, South Am...
Typical native boat (Balds), 1698, watercolor from Journey by Jacques Gouin de Beauchene, Captain in the South Seas, South America 17th Century.
Spider and Indian man bitten by spider by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun from The Code of Florence ""Historia general de las cosas...
Spider and Indian man bitten by spider by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun from The Code of Florence ""Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana"" by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun in Spanish and Nahuatl, facsimile, 16th century
Battle between Hernan Cortes soldiers and the Indians of Tabasco. War in the West Indies, 16th century.
Bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba) fruit brunch in old secondary forest. Altemir, 30 yrs, is stripping off fruits from a raceme that ...
Bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba) fruit brunch in old secondary forest. Altemir, 30 yrs, is stripping off fruits from a raceme that he has just cut down. He will put the fruits in a polypropylene sack. Itapiranema, Lago de Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-25-12
Monk with Boys During Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, in...
Monk with Boys During Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, into a Buddhist monastery for a short time. Before entering the monastery, however, they are dressed like princes and treated like royalty for three days, in honor of th
The ceremonial house of the Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South ...
The ceremonial house of the Pataxo Indian people at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle with...
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle without destroying it. It takes about 18 hours a week to collect the food they need. Their diet is regarded as one of the most nutritious in the World. Their way of life is threatened by migrant slash and burn farmers who destroy the jungle in order to grow a few crops.
Seated Chieftain Ai Apec, from Moche IV, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia Ceram...
Seated Chieftain Ai Apec, from Moche IV, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia Ceramic Collection, circa 200-500 A.D.
A Brasilian Indian Chief, 1633, image taken from The Geography of the World: The Americas by Artus Fonnault.
Portrait of a Pataxo Indian man at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Villagers eating roasted pacu for lunch. Boiled fish has been flavored with cut up pieces of spring onion. Raimundo 48 yrs an...
Villagers eating roasted pacu for lunch. Boiled fish has been flavored with cut up pieces of spring onion. Raimundo 48 yrs and Felix 7 yrs. Santo Antonio de Ipapucu, Lago de Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-27-12
Seated Chieftain Ai Apec, from Moche IV, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia Ceram...
Seated Chieftain Ai Apec, from Moche IV, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbia Ceramic Collection, circa 200-500 A.D.
High angle view of ruins on mountains, Mt Huayna Picchu, Machu Picchu, Cusco Region, Peru
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle with...
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle without destroying it. It takes about 18 hours a week to collect the food they need. Their diet is regarded as one of the most nutritious in the World. Their way of life is threatened by migrant slash and burn farmers who destroy the jungle in order to grow a few crops. Preparing caterpillar stew, the head is chewed off and the insides squeezed into a pot and cooked.
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle with...
AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. Homelife. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle without destroying it. It takes about 18 hours a week to collect the food they need. Their diet is regarded as one of the most nutritious in the World. Their way of life is threatened by migrant slash and burn farmers who destroy the jungle in order to grow a few crops. Preparing caterpillar stew, the head is chewed off and the insides squeezed into a pot and cooked.
Sieve made with petiole strips of aruma (Ischnosiphon obliquus) for sieving dough of manioc cv Catombo. Marcia, 12 yrs. Casa ...
Sieve made with petiole strips of aruma (Ischnosiphon obliquus) for sieving dough of manioc cv Catombo. Marcia, 12 yrs. Casa da farinha. Santo Antonio de Ipapucu, Lago de Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-27-12
Parrot Double-Chambered Stirrup Vessel from Viru' Valley, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, M...
Parrot Double-Chambered Stirrup Vessel from Viru' Valley, Peru, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Moche Ceramic Collection, circa 200-500 A.D.
Fishing arrow with flight fashioned from feather of cigana (hoatzin). Rosinei, 13 yrs, farmer and fisher, adopted son of Fran...
Fishing arrow with flight fashioned from feather of cigana (hoatzin). Rosinei, 13 yrs, farmer and fisher, adopted son of Francisco, 66 yrs. Lago do Jacu, near Bella Vista do Sapa, Tefe River, Amazonas, Brazil, 9-9-12
Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque, ancient city founded in 642. The Palace, the east court and the square tower
Portrait of a Pataxo Indian man at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Pottery bottle, black paste, 22x15 cm, originating from the Northern Coast of Peru. Pre-Inca Civilization, Chimu, 13th-14th C...
Pottery bottle, black paste, 22x15 cm, originating from the Northern Coast of Peru. Pre-Inca Civilization, Chimu, 13th-14th Century.
Tuyuka maloca. Acai (Euterpe oleracea) fronds above the doorway. Thatched with carana (Mauritia carana) fronds. Snake pictogr...
Tuyuka maloca. Acai (Euterpe oleracea) fronds above the doorway. Thatched with carana (Mauritia carana) fronds. Snake pictograph (cobra canoa). Sao Pedro, Rio Tiquie, affluent of the Uaupes, Amazonas, Brazil, 11-2-12
Hunter, Louis 32 yrs, with a razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum) he has shot in the forest with a 20-bore shotgun. The cur...
Hunter, Louis 32 yrs, with a razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum) he has shot in the forest with a 20-bore shotgun. The curassow is known locally as mutum. The meat is eaten and the tail feathers are tied together to make dusters. Cacautuba, Tefe River, Amazonas, Brazil, 9-10-12
Tukano boy drinking tapioca porridge (mingau) prepared from manioc. The porridge consists of goma (tapioca), warm water, and ...
Tukano boy drinking tapioca porridge (mingau) prepared from manioc. The porridge consists of goma (tapioca), warm water, and a little manioc flour. Mingau is typically served at breakfast. Johnny, 7 yrs, is using a bowl fashioned from a calabash gourd (Crescentia cujete) to scoop up the porridge. Pirara-Poco, Tiquie River, affluent of the Uaupes, Amazonas, Brazil, 11-11-12
Karen Guide Cutting Bamboo Container,A Karen guide cuts a bamboo container in which to cook food while trekking through the m...
Karen Guide Cutting Bamboo Container,A Karen guide cuts a bamboo container in which to cook food while trekking through the mountains east of Mae Hong Son, Thailand.,Location: East of Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Bacabinha (Oenocarpus minor) fruits, not soaked, snack for Luciano 11 yrs, Jumilia 12 yrs, Savi 9yrs, Sabrina, 10 yrs. Fruits...
Bacabinha (Oenocarpus minor) fruits, not soaked, snack for Luciano 11 yrs, Jumilia 12 yrs, Savi 9yrs, Sabrina, 10 yrs. Fruits obtained in the home of Robeval. Vila Valente, lower Tefe River, a few km downstream from Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-21-12
Novitiate Buddhist Monk at Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailan...
Novitiate Buddhist Monk at Poi Sang Long,The Poi Sang Long is an annual ceremony inducting Shan boys in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, into a Buddhist monastery for a short time. The boys are treated like royalty for three days first. On the second day, young men who will formally join the monastery as
Yao Woman at Market Dentist Shop,A Yao woman has dental work performed at a makeshift dentist shop set up at a market in Bac ...
Yao Woman at Market Dentist Shop,A Yao woman has dental work performed at a makeshift dentist shop set up at a market in Bac Ha, northern Vietnam. Vietnam's Yao minority live in the country's mountain regions and are known for their brightly colored outfits.
Cooking a tapioca pancake (beiju) on an oven (forno) in the kitchen of a Tuyuka home. Tuyuka woman, Tereza Lima Azevedo, 48 y...
Cooking a tapioca pancake (beiju) on an oven (forno) in the kitchen of a Tuyuka home. Tuyuka woman, Tereza Lima Azevedo, 48 yrs. The piece of wood in the woman's left hand is used to shape the beiju. Sao Pedro, Rio Tiquie, Amazonas, Brazil, 11-8-12
Yuhupde (Maku) woman weaving a basket (atura) with strips of a vine (Heteropsis) at a fish camp. She is making the basket to ...
Yuhupde (Maku) woman weaving a basket (atura) with strips of a vine (Heteropsis) at a fish camp. She is making the basket to trade for goods. Lower Tiquie River, affluent of the Uaupes, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-26-12
Cumata sieve for extracting starch (tapioca) from grated manioc. Frame for holding the cumata is called veado. The wooden sla...
Cumata sieve for extracting starch (tapioca) from grated manioc. Frame for holding the cumata is called veado. The wooden slat (uatapi in Tukano) at front by the woman's body is made from paxiuba (Socratea exorrhiza).Tuyuka woman, Tereza Lima Azevedo, 48 yrs. Sao Pedro, Rio Tiquie, Amazonas, Brazil, 11-8-12
Bacabinha (Oenocarpus minor) fruits, not soaked, snack for Sabrina, 10 yrs. Fruits obtained in the home of Robeval. Vila Vale...
Bacabinha (Oenocarpus minor) fruits, not soaked, snack for Sabrina, 10 yrs. Fruits obtained in the home of Robeval. Vila Valente, lower Tefe River, a few km downstream from Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-21-12
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) pod gathered in a home garden on restinga on the floodplain of the Solimoes. Rosivan, 10 yrs. Porto V...
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) pod gathered in a home garden on restinga on the floodplain of the Solimoes. Rosivan, 10 yrs. Porto Val, lower Tefe River, a few km downstream from Tefe, Amazonas, Brazil, 8-30-12
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELA AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmer...
YANOMAMI AMERINDIANS, VENEZUELA AMAZONAS. Serra Parima, orinoco river basin. . The Yanomami continue to live as tribal farmers, practising an ecologically sound form of shifting cultivation, supplementing thier diet with fishing and hunting. They live in one of the most inaccessible regions of the Amazon, and of all the Amerindian tribes, the Yanomami have the least exposure to the modern world. Their future may now be threatened by diseases spread by illegal Brazilian gold miners.
Karen Farmer at Clearcut,A Karen rice farmer crouches along a hillside clearcut near the village of Ban Huai Hee, Thailand. K...
Karen Farmer at Clearcut,A Karen rice farmer crouches along a hillside clearcut near the village of Ban Huai Hee, Thailand. Karen farmers first slash-and-burn the field before plating dry rice.,Location: Near Ban Huai Hee, Thailand.
History of Exploration, Bolivia, 19th century. Moxos Indian costumes. Colored engraving by Emile Lassalle from Alcide Dessali...
History of Exploration, Bolivia, 19th century. Moxos Indian costumes. Colored engraving by Emile Lassalle from Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny Journey, 1833.
Portrait of a Pataxo Indian man at the Reserva Indigena da Jaqueira near Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Pre-Inca civilization, Peru, Paracas culture, fan made from natural feathers, Paracas necropolis period, from Paracas
History of Exploration, Brazil, 19th century. Native porters. An illustration from Picturesque and Historical Voyage to Brazi...
History of Exploration, Brazil, 19th century. Native porters. An illustration from Picturesque and Historical Voyage to Brazil by Jean Baptiste Debret, 1835.
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