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Indian Cultures from Around the World
Yagua Indians
The Yagua Indians of the Peruvian Amazon are known for their
skill with the blowgun. It was the Yagua that gave the Amazon River its name.
The Yagua wear grass skirts, when the Spaniards saw them through the trees with
their blowguns they thought that they were women warriors. Thus, the Amazon
river was named after the Greek myth of the Amazon women warriors. The Yagua are very creative in their use of various materials to
make purse-type baskets.
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Yagua Masks
Yagua dolls
Yagua jewelry
Yagua rattles
Yagua sculpture
Yagua Blowguns
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| Yagua blowgun 17 1/2" tall. |
Yagua blowgun 14" tall. |
Additional Information
About the Yagua
Indians
Amazon
people - yagua dancers
Yagua and
their Blowguns
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