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on their way of life, particularly the upbringing of their children. Liedloff noted the stark contrast between the treatment of
Western and Ye'kuana infants, who are normally held "in-arms" 24 hours a day by their mothers and by other familiar adults and children who take care of them.
193:. The circular structure has a cone-shaped roof made of palm leaves. Building the atta is considered a spiritual activity in which the group reproduces the great cosmic home of the Creator.
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came into contact with the Ye'kuana in the 1950s, while working as a photographer for
Italian diamond-hunters, and in subsequent personal visits. She based her book
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David. M. Guss: "To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and
Narrative in the South American Rainforest" (University of California Press, 1990)
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Knab-Vispo, C. C. (2003). Ecological observations on heteropsis spp. (araceae) in southern
Venezuela. Economic Botany, 57(3), 345–353.
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To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and
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1970:Lithuanian
1817:Uruguayans
1802:Argentines
1655:Cumanagoto
1612:Indigenous
1547:Widespread
1464:Tupiniquim
1358:Yawalapiti
1293:Nambikwara
1223:Chiquitano
1123:Pernambuco
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1960:Hungarian
1947:Coloniero
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1520:São Paulo
1386:Chamacoco
1313:Rikbaktsa
1283:Munduruku
1113:Potiguara
1080:Guajajara
1070:Awá-Guajá
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769:Munduruku
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454:Machinere
439:Asháninka
143:Venezuela
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70:Venezuela
2088:Diaspora
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1985:Romanian
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1897:Austrian
1869:Japanese
1854:Armenian
1839:Lebanese
1807:Chileans
1795:Americas
1760:Ye'kuana
1750:Yanomami
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1879:Turkish
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1690:Mariche
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1660:Guahibo
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1288:Nahukuá
1273:Kuikuro
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1105:Paraíba
1090:Krĩkatí
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1975:Polish
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