Juanico Escobar adding to a fire of yarumo tree leaves
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1969-1970Description
Juanico Escobar adding to a fire of yarumo tree leaves (Pourouma cecropiaefolia). The ash will be mixed with powdered and toasted coca leaves; the ash releases coca's narcotic properties. 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.