Puinave

The Puinave youth soaked the bark for thirty minutes and then rasped it, placing the shavings in an earthen pot.

One River Wade Davis 1996

The Puinave youth insisted that the bark had to be removed at first light, before the sun penetrated the canopy and warmed the trunk.

One River Wade Davis 1996

Among them was a young Puinave, the son of a shaman who had been flown in from the Río Inírida, the highest Colombian affluent of the Orinoco.

One River Wade Davis 1996

The Puinave youth soaked the bark for thirty minutes and then rasped it, placing the shavings in an earthen pot.

One River Wade Davis 1996

The Puinave youth insisted that the bark had to be removed at first light, before the sun penetrated the canopy and warmed the trunk.

One River Wade Davis 1996

Among them was a young Puinave, the son of a shaman who had been flown in from the Río Inírida, the highest Colombian affluent of the Orinoco.

One River Wade Davis 1996

He knew that the homeland of the Puinave was one of the regions where yopo did grow; and no doubt the boy’s father employed the hallucinogen in shamanic rites.

One River Wade Davis 1996

He knew that the homeland of the Puinave was one of the regions where yopo did grow; and no doubt the boy’s father employed the hallucinogen in shamanic rites.

One River Wade Davis 1996