This is huge! The Huni Kuin people patterns (called Kene Kuin) have just received recognition as a cultural heritage of Brazil. This happens just one month after a similar recognition from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture (Feb 23).
These patterns are found everywhere - in their face and body paints, traditional clothes, ceramics...
Here' a short and interesting documentary on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EQW7cjSbws
I've got the habit of reading multiple books in parallel. I love to vary the pleasures and choose depending on my mood.
What I'm reading at the moment:
Braiding Sweetgrass
https://amzn.to/41MvOgO
The Art of Holding Space
https://amzn.to/41QTEIj
Tristes Tropiques - I read it in #French, but here's an English translation:
https://amzn.to/4iKLXdu
A book in #Spanish about the view of the #Spirit World according to the #HuniKuin (#Kashinawa) #indigenous peoples.
The ayahuasca has cooled down and is ready. It's around 8pm, the ceremony will start soon, the medicine man has already set up the altar in the maloca. Sacred and meaningful objects are placed in its centre (tobacco, feather fans, containers, icons...).
I can feel nervousness and excitement in my belly.
Next, the bark of the vine is rasped with a knife. This is a tedious step, but a very important one. You want to keep the vine intact while removing anything on the outside that may pollute the brew (lichen, moss...).
Starting a thread 
of plant medicine photos from my time with the Huni Kuin people in the Brazilian #Amazon.
These encounters gave me a new perspective on #indigenous wisdom and healing traditions.
Originally shared on Bluesky, will post one image at a time here.
