Neotropical Ethnoprimatology
Indigenous Peoples’ Perceptions of and Interactions with Nonhuman Primates
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Indigenous Peoples’ Perceptions of and Interactions with Nonhuman Primates
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This chapter explores the uses, perceptions of, and interactions with monkeys by the Mapoyo, an indigenous society of Carib linguistic affiliation of the Middle Orinoco of Venezuela. Historical references of e...
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Primates constitute one of the main sources of animal protein for the Yanomami people of Brazil and Venezuela. Monkeys are also important in Yanomami mythology, technology, and body adornment. Ten primate spec...