Jíbaro (Peru)
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The Jíbaro (Spanish: "forest man") are a group of indigenous tribes found in Peru's Amazonas region, eastern Ecuador and western Colombia.[1]
The various sub-tribes (including the Achuar, Shuar, Aguaruna, Huaorani, Shiviar and Huambisa) share a common language, the Jivaroan linguistic family, but each have a unique dialect.
[edit] History
Agriculturally, they sustained themselves through the cultivation of corn, beans, bananas, yuca and cotton, and also reared dogs, parrots, monkeys, chickens and hogs.[1] Historically, the Jíbaro lived in large communal houses with two entrances, one dedicated for women, and the other for men only. They signaled nearby tribes by beating a hollowed log, or tunduli that was located outside the men's door.[1] The Jíbaro had little political organization and were not ruled by a tribal chief or leader.[1] Social stability was maintained primarily through family structure.
The Jíbaro were violently aggressive with other tribes and strangers,[1] and fought with lances, spear-throwers and blowguns.[1] The heads of their fallen enemies were preserved with smoke and retained as trophies.[1] The Jíbaro were highly recalcitrant to outside influences, and their resistance of Incan subjugation, European influence (primarily Spanish) and Christianization accounts for their continued independence in modernity.[1]
[edit] Modern Jíbaro
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