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From Ehrenreich 1892, p. 104 (see lit.): "He was a strongly built man in his prime, with a facial structure very different from the Karayatpyus. The short blunt nose and the round skull gave him the appearance of a Kayapo. In fact, I later learnt that José-Kahoti was a Kayapo by birth, whom the Šambioa had abducted from his homeland as a child and later adopted into the tribe, which is not uncommon. He had been educated for some time in S. Maria by a settler and still spoke some Portuguese. Nevertheless, he was not on good terms with the whites. He is said to have once carried out an assassination attempt on his former foster master. He had been a rower in Para, but had been cheated out of his hard-earned wages. His appearance showed no sign of civilisation. Like all his people, he was completely naked. His lower lip had a long lip plug stuck in it, his forehead was adorned with the small everyday crown of the Karaya, made of red and yellow feathers, his hair was gathered into a plait, from the root of which hung a bundle of blue arara feathers that surrounded his head like a halo in the wind. - In his hand he carried a long spear decorated with ornate weaving. He greeted us calmly and with dignity and invited us to visit the village [...]"
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"Men carrying snipes in baskets used for competitions, Nauru"
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"Young Šambioa (Karajá) with ear sticks and wooden lip peg"
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Tumupasa storyteller
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Model adorned with Tumrahá objects ("Ačinaureta mask")
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Landscape near Petropolis
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Indio Chamacoco, "Zíguizi", Puerto 14 de Mayo
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Rock dwelling of a Tarahumara family (Raramuri)
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Barbado-Umotina girls in Masepo on the Alto Paraguay
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"Man in dance jewellery, Nauru"
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Hollowing out a tree trunk to build a canoe (Aparai)
