Enrique Castillo pounding coca
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1969-1970Description
Enrique Castillo pounding coca, part of process of turning coca leaves into a powder that one inserts in one's cheek pouches - "mambear." 1969-1970, Púmanaka buro, Boa River, Papurí River basin, Vaupés, Colombia
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Tucanoan Indians, Men's work, Coca leaf processing
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All Rights Reserved. Courtesy MIT Libraries,Visual Collections, Collection of Research Photography by Jean Jackson. Users of this collection should be aware that certain images, words, terms or descriptions may be culturally sensitive and may be considered inappropriate today, but may reflect attitudes of the period or context in which they were created.