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    The boys of the Yagua Tribe

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    by: larachristie Views[106] Chief's wife and the mother of the boys, wearily watches over the them from the door of the village hut. Before the boys learn to hunt, the women teach them how to make crafts for sale and trade. by: larachristie Views[356] The youngest boy, the most playful of the three, eagerly tries on the headdress while his mother isn't looking. by: larachristie Views[380] The middle boy wears decorative Macaw feathers, a gift from his father. by: larachristie Views[1503] The tribal culture stipulates that if the men were not to return, the eldest boy becomes the new Chief, the highest honour. The eldest boy in the tribe (12 years), does not take this responsibility lightly. by: larachristie Views[677]
     
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