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Part 1 - Last of the Hunters

The first video of the series documents the technology that the Matis use for hunting in the Amazon Rainforest.  Matis hunters are specialists in the use of blowguns that measure four meters in length.  The blowguns are truly works of art in addition to being precision instruments.  First, the video demonstrates how poison darts are made, including the application of curare poison.  Next, Matis Indians demonstrate how to use the blowguns. Finally, they show their skills as hunters in the rainforest by stalking and successfully capturing prey using their blowguns.  Contains some nudity.  

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 Part 2 - The Hunter-Gatherers

This second video shows the day-to-day life and material culture of the Matis Indians, including the preparation of food and cooking, weaving using primitive looms, and the fabrication of necklaces and bracelets using natural products.  The Matis demonstrate their remarkable knowledge and use of the resources of the Amazon Rainforest.  In addition, the video includes brief interviews of individual members of the tribe.  All material is original with no overlap of material from other videos in the series.  Contains nudity. 

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Part 3 - Ceremonies and Rituals

The third video of the series demonstrates numerous ceremonies, dances and rituals of the Matis Indians.  Many of the rituals involve animals of the Amazon Rainforest.  The Dance of Queixada and Ritual of Capybara are examples of animal rituals performed by the Matis in this video.  In addition, the Ceremony of Mariwin, which involves masked ancestral spirits, is demonstrated.  Some of the animal rituals performed have never been previously seen or documented by outsiders.  All material is original with no overlap of material from the other videos in the series.  Contains nudity. 

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Part 4 -Medicinal Plant Uses

Medicinal plant use by the Matis Indians is unique in that it commonly uses plant preparations that are applied externally rather than ingested.  This video documents the use of a drug to improve vision (bëcchëte) and a medicinal bath used for children (Tawul).   Unfortunately, their unique medicine is in danger of being lost.  All the material is original with no overlap of material from other videos in the series. Contains nudity.  Download free leader - Format: WMV or Format: DIVX.  Right click and select "Save Target As..."  Please note that full length videos do not contain background music or a "www.amazon-indians.org" watermark as do leaders.

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Part 5 - Ceremony of Mariwin

The Matis Indians practice a unique ritual called the Ceremony of Mariwin. During the ritual, masked beings administer punishment to individuals who have misbehaved.  To the Matis, these masked beings represent "ancestral spirits," yet are non-human, unable to talk, only making animal-like sounds. Two different ceremonies are presented, one performed in Brazil (illustrated above at top of page) and the other in Peru (illustrated at left).  Additionally, they demonstrate how they manually make fire and hunt with blowguns.  All material is original with none of the material repeated from other videos.  Contains nudity.  Download free leader - Format: WMV or Format: DIVX.  Please right click and select "Save Target As..."  Note that the full length videos do not have background music or the "www.amazon-indians.org" watermark as do the leaders.

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