Thursday, October 25, 2012

Images of the Korowai!

I love this question. It is something anthropology really tries to answer; are we really all that different, when we compare cultural structures? And how do we appreciate diversity and live in harmony? There are no easy answers, but anthropologists in applied anthropology are have created interesting ideas on the subject.
This is a girl in the tribes. The tribes are patriarchal, and culturally nudity is the norm.
The Korowai are the first declared 'tree dwellers' in modernity. They live in trees to keep safe from other people, and animals. It gives them a better view of their surroundings. The elderly, children, and pregnant woman are expected to climb up and down, regardless of handicap.
This shows some of the beautiful nature they inhabit.

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