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The Desana Indians

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The Desana Indians

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    1. The Desana Indians Rituals

    2. Map The Desana live in the South American Amazon rainforest. Accustomed to river travel Experts in canoe building

    3. A Typical Home Maloca means “house” in the Desana language. Interior of house divided in complex manner Believe that house symbolizes natural world

    4. Desana Crafts Hand-make: Musical instruments, like drums and this FLUTE Children’s toys elaborate women’s earrings

    5. Symbolic Necklace Everyday objects, like this necklace, carry rich meaning for the Desana.

    6. The Desana Universe World = fixed quantity of energy that flows b/t all creatures. Every birth = a death Every death = a birth Energy of world remains complete

    7. From Tuesdays with Morrie

    8. Works Consulted Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie. New York: Doubleday, 1997. http://misincol.faithweb.com/comunidades/desano.htm http://www.uwgb.edu/galta/mrr/Backup/LECTURES/DESANA.HTM

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