| English | English A young woman makes a comman ornament for men. She files and cleans a good supply of old peccary teeth on a grinding stone until they become white and once they are thus cleaned she drills holes through the teeth with a knife. Through these holes she will then string Mauritia palm fiber. She begins to string the teeth, alternating them with one or two glass beads for decoration and as a final touch to the finished necklace she attaches coloured cotton bands to the rear strings to form long, flowing tassels. The necklace is decorative but usually associated with Cofán ceremonies, especially the drinking of yahe. |
