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  • World of Survival Headwaters of the Orinoco (Season 2, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

World of Survival

Headwaters of the Orinoco (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary
Ray visits the semi-nomadic Sanema tribe, closely related to the Yanomami, who leave in the Amazon forest along the upper Orinoco. Primordial are individual hunting, by bow (different poisonous arrow heads per prey species!) or blowpipe, ...See moreRay visits the semi-nomadic Sanema tribe, closely related to the Yanomami, who leave in the Amazon forest along the upper Orinoco. Primordial are individual hunting, by bow (different poisonous arrow heads per prey species!) or blowpipe, collective poison-fishing and palm, honey, fruit and grub gathering. Traditionally everything is cleverly home-made, including tools, weapons and canoes. Manioc is a cultivated staple food. Poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions abound. Shamans perform animist rituals. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Cinematographer
Alan Duxbury
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Updated Dec 31, 1998
Release date
1998 (United Kingdom)

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