Up to half a century ago, they were virtually isolated from the outside world. Roughly 70 percent live in the extreme south of Venezuela, about 1,000 kilometres from Caracas, and the rest in northern Brazil. The Yanomami ethnic group comprises some 20,000 people, scattered in communities of about 200 or 250 members who live together in a communal dwelling called a “shabono”.
“The shaman sings (to ward off evil spirits) but he can’t do it alone,” he added. Yanomami painting Credit: Fidel Márquez/IPS “We paint ourselves when there is a celebration, to show that we are happy, and also so that we can hear the shaman’s song clearly when he calls us,” 37-year-old Yanomami artist Sheroanawe Hakihiiwee told IPS.
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