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Kayapó of the Xingu

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© South American Pictures/ Bill Leimbach

Brazil. The Kayapó (also known as the Xikrin and Txhukahamai) of the Xingu, Para state. Chief Roani with TV cameraman Jean-Pierre Dutilleux. The chief wears a lip disk, traditional among the older generation, while guns are kept both as weapons and for hunting.

 

 

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