ARHUACO
Location Located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the region, San Sebastian de Rabago, and along the river Sevilla, Aracataca and foundation. Is scattered among farms and each of them has at least one ground in temperate and cold ground. Dress
male dress consists of trousers, more wide reaching below the knee, a poncho to the edge of his pants, cinched at the waist with a strip of wool or wool and cotton, color white, adorned with black stripes or colored, as in the side of the pants and the center of the poncho.
adult woman wears two coats or white sheets that reach mid-thigh, open, one by the right side and one on the left, to put them on the cross, giving the impression of a garment with no opening, are restricted to the waist with strings of wool or cotton, beads necklaces are colored, beautifully woven into the neck, always use backpacks held in the front, to charge what they need,
She wears one-piece tunic, which reaches the knee, with oriental neckline, belted with a sash small, many beads used.
Child is a knee-length poncho like the man but his backpack is crossed as the adult.
hat and backpack are essential, are round and round shaped wingless, white or beige color, others are iraca dark colors like brown or black. Social aspect
found the nuclear and extended family but dominates the latter, currently recognized descent bilaterally, leading paternal and maternal surnames, but it is possible that these are taken into account in relation to the larger society in function of the group within which the offspring appears to be unilateral, matrilinial if patrilinial women and men.
Mama, traditional law enforcement, maintaining unity and social health of the group for the teaching of tradition and conduct of the ceremony, the families' economic equality, serving as a commercial agent for the exchange of surplus production and stimulating work, also cares for patients as a physician.
The Mamu, is responsible for justice, that is, settle differences arising between individuals and families, leads the communal.
Commissioner for the civilian nature of its functions, is responsible for those that give to the community, chairing community newspapers to fix problems related to the internal organization.
The council is the organization of charges, including the elected officers each time according to need and availability of those elected. Economy
in recent years by the same situation you are facing, is in crisis, is based on agriculture and raising animals like chickens, cattle in small amounts, sheep. Harvest, potato, celeriac, taro, parakeet, beans, corn, banana, onion, sugarcane, coffee, coca, and some vegetables, the work is distributed, after sex, women attending the home, collect coca and permanently man is weaving and culture, children are initiated into their field work, collection of agricultural products less coca.
Housing Housing is matrilocal, are circular, ceilings vary some cone-shaped and others in a triangular shape, have only one door, not all have windows, thatched roof and walls bareque .
In this group there are two special houses for such ceremonies for men and women, with stone seats with high backs, where they meet to discuss topics of interest.
usually travel on foot, most of the time, others use donkey or mule, Cultural aspects
The poporo is the sex symbol that the delivery men when Mama comes of age seeking woman, a gourd is small, pear-shaped, open at the thinnest part, which introduces a special stick to remove the lime, toasted seashells fire mingling with coca. Coca-elect is a dynamic of culture, is used to mitigate the cold, hunger and makes contact with the spirits when they talk to their ancestors. The backpack is traditional
the wool produced in women who weave constantly, until they are walking, talking and are responsible for collecting coca. Not meet together, men and women separately, in their special home. Kogui
Location
Arhuacos are neighbors, lie on the slopes, southern massif of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, the majority of the population is located in Maruamake and Chendecua, along the Palomino rivers, San Miguel, broad, cool, Seville and Tuncurinca. Dress
Vestido.Se yakna wear, warm clothes woven by themselves, the Mukka is neck shirt called tray, three quarters sleeve, wide and long pants called kalasuna is long, wide for comfort. They are made of thick material to withstand cold weather, but they are also used warm weather. Use two cross backpacks, always carry hayo a fundamental element in their daily lives and the other is used for, store your clothes, especially when making long trips.
Wiwa
Location
inhabit the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, department of La Guajira are based on the receipt Kogui-Malayo-Arhuaco, their populations are: Barcino, Caney, Goamoca Gongora, Potrero Hill and Rankumake. At present it is very common to see them very often walking in the city of Riohacha, due to displacement are suffering from the problems they face in their territory.
Men wear dress slacks and white shirts, they weave. Three bags, one for personal use (median), another mixed-use (large), one small to hold the money or insurance, your shoes are sandals, sandals kind of thread or wool hat is made by them, The poporo (small gourd) is also indispensable part of their attire and many handles.
Women also wear white cloth dress, which consists of two cross-cotton cloth is held by a wide skirt that gives several times, cinched at the waist cross with a red cloth, the girls they use the cloth white signal to be still a child, it is necessary to use strings of beads. It is commonly seen with the dip is used to carry young children when they are small, they travel. Social aspect
The organization is hierarchical authority is represented by Mama community members belong to the same core parental and family have the same surname, family groups are under the same family, in some families greater authority lies with the grandparents.
maternal
The house revolves around a central home, workplace, social gatherings, games, educational relationships for all family members. The man should only have a woman, otherwise it is punished for breaking the law.
Man community work, planting, when they kill a cow to each is given a piece of meat, the woman has the responsibility of domestic work are considered as observers say tradition and educated, transmission fundamental values. Loa
children are engaged in housework, care for the chickens, cows, pigs, ducks, is generally deliver the first crop to Mama. Economy
They make their fences planted their homes, many living d say the breeding and sale of domestic animals such as pigs, chickens, sheep, cattle and oxen and agricultural products such as taro, banana, cassava, banana, coffee, onion, also fish, hunt and weave.
usually have classified the crops in different climatic zones, now things are different now, since much of the population has lost much of its territory.
Housing Constructed with palm Curuá, wands, and filled with mud, the floors are packed dirt, or its shape is rectangular, and his wife Mama's differs Saga developed in peach palm round. You could say that traditional dócoras sleep on sheets on the floor and acculturated in hammocks and hammocks. Cultural aspect
After the first period, the child is placed in a corner for eight days, facing the wall without looking at anyone. The child after age 13 to 14 years is given the poporo, if desired still consuming, if you can leave it, usually this is important in his life.
The payment is a ritual or covenant that is made when the former asked, as for the crop to be productive, for rain, for the birth of a child, Pora avoid getting sick too.
Kankuamo
Location
Today
ethnicity is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, especially in the village of Atanque, and Cesar River, where they live on farms. Dress
The dress has changed considerably today a small part of the population, the traditional dress is.
in women is a white blanket across the chest and covers one shoulder, short sleeves, v-neck length is up to the ankles, much like the necklaces of beads, bright colors, today, they usually used for community celebrations.
Man, shirt and pants poncho cloth (fabric thick white or beige), a straw hat iraca, the shoes are listed.
This community at present, are regaining their traditional clothes more often, to awaken a sense of ownership of children. Economy
It is based on livestock and crop production, such as sugar cane, coffee, and avocado and the production of handicrafts such as bags, sisal, wool, hats, hammocks, baskets lesser scale. Another
livelihood is chirrinche production, through distillation, are also involved in hunting forest animals like deer, guartinaja, armadillo, rabbit, flying birds like doves and other birds. Housing
In antiquity it was a circular house of bareque tied thatched with reeds, of dunachi, now, is two-piece rectangular room and bedroom. Most are made of cement but with the same shape.
social aspect are stratified from top to bottom, the Mama is the highest authority, the wealthiest families with livestock, in last place the peasants who cultivate the land.
Mama, in ancient times who ruled all Concerning the problems of the population, meaning that his power came from a divine force was responsible for the punishment as it could be the scourge or the exile community.
Today much of the population is working to organize in such a way as to replace traditional authority, but without the existence of Mama. Cultural aspect
One of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the culture is music and dance
