Huaorani cooking peccary

Huaorani Indian - Ontagamo Kaimo cooking a peccary that he hunted for food. Gabaro Community. Yasuni National Park.
Amazon rainforest, ECUADOR. South America
They first singe the hair off over the fire, then chop it into pieces for boiling or smoke it in a basket that hangs over the fire.
This Indian tribe were basically uncontacted until 1956 when missionaries from the Summer Institute of Linguistics made contact with them. However there are still some groups from the tribe that remain uncontacted. They are known as the Tagaeri & Taromenani. Traditionally these Indians were very hostile and killed many people who tried to enter into their territory. Their territory is in the Yasuni National Park which is now also being exploited for oil.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: GA2062 Huaorani cooking peccary.jpg
Copyright: ©Pete Oxford
Image Size: 5374x3569 / 11.8MB; Amazon Blowgun Ecuador Ethnic Ethnic minority Forest Gabaro Huaorani Hunter Indigenous Jungle MODEL RELEASE #GA07 Oil exploration Ontagamo Kaimo People Rain Forest South America Tagaeri Yasuni Yasuni National Park
Contained in galleries: Huaorani

Huaorani Indian - Ontagamo Kaimo cooking a peccary that he hunted for food. Gabaro Community. Yasuni National Park.<br />
Amazon rainforest, ECUADOR. South America<br />
They first singe the hair off over the fire, then chop it into pieces for boiling or smoke it in a basket that hangs over the fire.<br />
This Indian tribe were basically uncontacted until 1956 when missionaries from the Summer Institute of Linguistics made contact with them. However there are still some groups from the tribe that remain uncontacted. They are known as the Tagaeri & Taromenani. Traditionally these Indians were very hostile and killed many people who tried to enter into their territory. Their territory is in the Yasuni National Park which is now also being exploited for oil.