Arawak Life in Photographs - 2

Arawak children at play on the beautiful Mahaica River on Pakuri Arawak Territory

Traditional dug-out canoe making entails the felling of a Silverballi tree (usually), hollowing the centre of the fallen log (usually 12 - 24 feet in length) and placing a series of small fires is made inside the canoe to cause the sides to expand - thereby obtaining the wide middle & close ends shape

Pre-colombian design & post colombian manufacture woodcarvings, Guyana's Arawaks are recognised as the best of all Amerindian woodsculpting artists in the country

Called IDA in 'To Loko Ajianiwa'(The Arawak language), known to most others as gourds or calabashes, the traditional bown, cup & plate for All Amazonian Indians

Arawak woman straining poision out of grated bitter-cassava (Shifibero-Kali) which was packed into the traditional cylindrical basket called a YORO by Arawaks & MATAPI by Caribs

Arawak/Akawaio boy from Malali Village, upper Demerara river - with 25 lb. Hiamara fish (which can grow to 50 lbs!), a delicious 'steak-fish'.

Traditionalist women's sacred long hair

Arawak mother & Child in traditional dug-out canoe on the upper Mahaica river of Pakuri territory in Guyana.

Most ancient of Amerindian works of art in Guyana, the Timehri rock paintings on boulders on the banks of the Karowieng river near Imbamadai in the upper Mazaruni river, are of unknown age and origin - though the word 'Timehri' itself is Arawak

Another ancient art maintained to the highest standards by Arawaks in Guyana

Turtle effigy of pre-colombian Caribbean island Lokono-Arawaks

Shell tools of pre-colombian Caribbean island Lokono-Arawaks

Arawak made Agave string and thread

Bathing in the river

Washing clothes in river