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Xavante log race. The log race is not really a race at all, it's a ceremony, an aesthetic event. Xavante are nonplused by notions of winning and losing. The logs are carried by two team, representing the oppositions that Xavante believe go to make up the universe. The running of the logs expresses the dynamic tension between opposing principles. The purpose of the ceremonies to stress that these antithesis need not tear the world apart. Opposing can be controlled to complement each other and create equilibrium and harmony. Brazil, South America.
Lean brown bodies glisten with red and black paint as Xavante men assist one another preparing for an initiation ceremony.
Lean brown bodies glisten with black and white paint.
Log race, Clearland.
Xavante men assist one another preparing hair for a an initiation.
Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.
Fishing in the Rio das Mortes. Fish make up a large portion of the Xavante diet and the boys learn to use a bow and arrow at a young age, perfecting their skills.
Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.
Portrait of Xavante warrior.
Xavante log race. The log race is not really a race at all, it's a ceremony, an aesthetic event. Xavante are nonplused by notions of winning and losing. The logs are carried by two team, representing the oppositions that Xavante believe go to make up the universe. The running of the logs expresses the dynamic tension between opposing principles. The purpose of the ceremonies to stress that these antithesis need not tear the world apart. Opposing can be controlled to complement each other and create equilibrium and harmony.
Brazil, South America.
Xavante log race. The log race is not really a race at all, it's a ceremony, an aesthetic event. Xavante are nonplused by notions of winning and losing. The logs are carried by two team, representing the oppositions that Xavante believe go to make up the universe. The running of the logs expresses the dynamic tension between opposing principles. The purpose of the ceremonies to stress that these antithesis need not tear the world apart. Opposing can be controlled to complement each other and create equilibrium and harmony. Brazil, South America.
Xavante log race. The log race is not really a race at all, it's a ceremony, an aesthetic event. Xavante are nonplused by notions of winning and losing. The logs are carried by two team, representing the oppositions that Xavante believe go to make up the universe. The running of the logs expresses the dynamic tension between opposing principles. The purpose of the ceremonies to stress that these antithesis need not tear the world apart. Opposing can be controlled to complement each other and create equilibrium and harmony.
Brazil, South America.
See photo in original gallery.
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