Bu inanılmaz fotoğraflar bize Amazonlarda yaşayan bir kabilenin kendileri için değerli olan kişilerin ölümleri ardından sergiledikleri bir ritüeli anlatıyor.
Yawalapiti kabilesi üyeleri önce kendilerini renkli boyalarla süslüyorlar, sonrada ‘quarup’ adını verdikleri dans ve güreşten oluşan alışılmamış güç gösterilerine başlıyorlar. Bu tören günlerce devam ediyor.

İki kabile üyesi, vücutlarına sarılmış renkli ip kıyafetleri altında toz içinde güreşiyorlar.
Güreşe onlarca adam birden katılabiliyor.







Yawalapiti kabilesi en son 156 kişiden oluşmakta. Bu kabile ilk olarak 1887 yılında Alman antropolog Karl von den Steinen tarafından keşfedilmişti. Bu bölgede yaşayan 3 kabile daha var: Kiabi, Yudja and Suya

Gün batımıyla birlikte törenin devamı olan danslarına başlıyorlar.



Ateş etrafında yapılan dans


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Çeviri: Sibel Çağlar