The G. Gage Skinner collection consists of 265 photographic slides and 1 audio cassette recording made by former Peace Corps volunteer G. Gage Skinner while living and traveling in Chile and Colombia in the 1960s-1970s.
This collection is arranged in two series.
G. Gage Skinner is a former Peace Corps volunteer, having served in Chile, 1964-1966, and later in Colombia, 1969-1972. A student of cultural anthropology and a graduate of San Diego State University, Skinner has taught at the college level, and has published on a wide range of topics, including beekeeping, the fur trade, and the history of the American West.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); G. Gage Skinner collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Processed by Nathan Sowry, Reference Archivist, in 2018.
This collection was donated by G. Gage Skinner in 2017 and 2018.
The Peace Corps Community Archives at American University in Washington, DC maintains a collection of manuscript materials donated by G. Gage Skinner documenting his Peace Corps service in Chile and Colombia. These materials include diaries, biographical information, training materials, and publications. In addition to material culture objects in the NMAI Object Collections donated by Skinner, there are also a large number of objects documenting Mapuche culture which he donated to the San Diego Museum of Man's ethnographic collections.
G. Gage Skinner also donated a number of material culture objects to the NMAI Object Collections, documenting the Mapuche, Ika (Ica/Arhuaco), and Kamsá (Sebondoy) peoples of Chile and Colombia. The object numbers are 27/0087 - 27/0089 and 27/0102 - 27/0108.
Aerial view of Andean volcanoes
Aerial view of Andean volcanoes, looking south from Temuco area, Chile.
Aerial view of Llaima volcano
Aerial view of Llaima volcano, Temuco area, Chile.
Aerial view of Llaima volcano
Aerial view of Llaima volcano, looking into crater, Temuco area, Chile.
Aerial view of Llaima volcano
Aerial view of Llaima volcano, looking into crater, Temuco area, Chile.
Aerial view of Llaima volcano
Aerial view of Llaima volcano, looking into crater, Temuco area, Chile.
Llaima volcano in summer
Llaima volcano in summer, Temuco area, Chile.
Llaima volcano in winter
Llaima volcano in winter, Temuco area, Chile.
Aerial view of Villarrica volcano
Aerial view of Villarrica volcano, looking into crater, Chile.
City of Santiago
City of Santiago, Chile.
City of Santiago
City of Santiago, Chile.
La Moneda Palace
Presidential Moneda Palace, Santiago, Chile.
La Moneda Palace
Presidential Moneda Palace, Santiago, Chile.
Edgar Blackburn's ranch
Ranch (fundo) La Colmena, owned by British-born Chilean Edgar Blackburn, Quino, Chile.
Edgar Blackburn's ranch
Ranch (fundo) La Colmena, owned by British-born Chilean Edgar Blackburn, Quino, Chile.
Chilean cowboy
Chilean cowboy (huaso) on horseback, Temuco, Chile.
Chilean Huaso's Club Fiesta
Chilean Huaso's Club Fiesta, Temuco, Chile.
Chilean cowboy
Chilean cowboy (huaso), Temuco, Chile.
Chilean Huaso Parade
Chilean Huaso Parade, Temuco, Chile.
Horse with Chilean saddle
Horse with traditional Chilean saddle, Temuco, Chile.
Campesino dwelling
Non-Indian campesino dwelling, near Temuco, Chile.
Chilean woman in kitchen
Chilean campesino woman in kitchen, Temuco, Chile.
Woman making cloth on loom
Chilean campesino man making cloth on home loom, Temuco, Chile.
Woman making cloth on loom
Chilean campesino man making cloth on home loom, Temuco, Chile.
Chilean traders
Chilean traders in Traiguén, Chile.
Chilean traders with copper wares
Chilean traders with hand-made copper wares, Traiguén, Chile.
Copihue flower
Close-up view of copihue flower, national flower of Chile.
Chilean rodeo
Chilean rodeo, Chile.
Mapuche woman in traditional clothing
Mapuche woman in traditional clothing, Chile.
Mapuche man in traditional clothing
Mapuche man in traditional clothing, Chile.
Mapuche children
Four Mapuche children outside traditional Mapuche dwelling (ruka), near Temuco, Chile.
Mapuche man seated by ancient indigenous gravesite/burial mound, near Temuco, Chile.
Mapuche children at ancient gravesite/burial mound, near Temuco, Chile.
Mapuche woman holding a stone
Mapuche woman holding a perforated stone found by her husband while he was preparing to seed his wheat fields, Quetrahue Reservation (reducción) near Lumaco, Chile.
Early Mapuche pottery artifacts unearthed in and around Temuco region, on display at Araucanía Regional Museum in Temuco, Chile.
Hand-carved wooden Mapuche masks, utensils, and drum (kultrun) on display at Araucanía Regional Museum in Temuco, Chile.
Landscape view of Quetrahue Reservation
Landscape view of Mapuche Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Harvesting wheat
A member of the Antileo family, Nicolas Chewke, hand-harvesting mature wheat crop with hand-held sickle, Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche woman weaving
Mapuche woman weaving a traditional woman's sash on upright loom, Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche woman weaving
Mapuche woman weaving a traditional woman's sash on upright loom, Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche woman weaving
Mapuche woman weaving a traditional woman's sash on upright loom, Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche woman weaving
Mapuche woman weaving a traditional woman's sash on upright loom, Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche woman weaving
Mapuche woman weaving a traditional woman's sash on upright loom, Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche woman weaving
Mapuche woman weaving a traditional woman's sash on upright loom, Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche mother and daughter
Mapuche mother and daughter preparing a loom and hand-spinning wool in preparation for weaving a man's poncho (manta), Boyeco Reservation, between Lumaco and Purén, Chile.
Mapuche mother and daughter
Mapuche mother and daughter, with mother utilizing spindle whorl to hand-spin wool, Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Unpaved road near Traiguén
Typical unpaved road from Traiguén to outlying small settlements of Capitán Pastene (an Italian immigrant-based community) and Los Sauces, Chile.
Bridge over Río Lumaco
Wooden bridge over the Río Lumaco, looking west into the small settlement of Lumaco, Chile.
Main street of Lumaco
Main street of Lumaco, Chile.
Tavern in Lumaco
Typical tavern in Lumaco, Chile.
Post Office and General Store outside Temuco
Post Office and General Store in small community outside Temuco, Malleco Province, Chile.
Road from Lumaco to Purén
Dirt road from Lumaco to Purén, Chile, in Mapuche country.
Ulises and Marta Venturelli
Ulises and Marta Venturelli, Chilean small shop-keepers of Italian descent, Lumaco, Chile.
Horse with Chilean saddle
Horse with traditional Chilean saddle, Chile.
Mapuche dwellings
Quetrahue Reservation and traditional Mapuche dwellings (rukas), near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche woman with loom
Antileo family member Eva Reiman Chumay standing beside upright loom, beside Mapuche dwelling, Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche weaving
Mapuche weaving of poncho (manta), with batten, near Lumaco, Chile.
Etelvina Contreras
Etelvina Contreras, a Mapuche shaman (machi), Estación Quino, near Traiguén, Chile.
Mapuche shamans playing drums
Three Mapuche shamans (machis), playing drums (kultruns) made of goat or other rawhide coverings stretched taut over hand-carved wooden bowls.
Landscape view of Quetrahue Reservation
Landscape view of Mapuche Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún hilltop
Sacred hilltop where Nguillatún harvest ceremony is held on Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún hilltop
Stepped, upright carved pole (rehue), put in place for shaman's (machi's) use during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men heating drum head
Mapuche men heating and stretching drum head for shaman (machi) to use during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún hilltop at night
Nighttime scene of sacred hilltop with carved pole (rehue) for use during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Landscape view of Quetrahue Reservation at night
Nighttime landscape view with moon and mountains in background, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony
Shaman (machi) and assistant ascend carved pole (rehue) to communicate with spirit world during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony
Mapuche people awaiting shaman's (machi's) response during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony
Shaman (machi) and assistant descend carved pole (rehue) during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men heating drum head
Mapuche men heating and stretching drum head for shaman (machi) to use during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony
Mapuche people awaiting shaman's (machi's) response during Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Hosting Quetrahue Reservation invites local Mapuches and those from neighboring reservations to enjoy a shared feast to celebrate the harvest and the culmination of the Nguillatún ceremony. Host members seated on ground, visitors pass along in orderly line to greet hosts, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Dancing the Lonkomeo
Mapuches dancing the traditional Lonkomeo, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony at night
Nighttime scene of Mapuche people at Nguillatún harvest ceremony on Entxukura hilltop, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony at night
Nighttime scene of Mapuche people at Nguillatún harvest ceremony on Entxukura hilltop, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony at night
Nighttime scene of Mapuche people at Nguillatún harvest ceremony on Entxukura hilltop, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony at night
Nighttime scene of Mapuche people at Nguillatún harvest ceremony on Entxukura hilltop, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony at night
Nighttime scene of Mapuche people at Nguillatún harvest ceremony on Entxukura hilltop, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony at night
Nighttime scene of Mapuche people at Nguillatún harvest ceremony on Entxukura hilltop, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men playing chueca
Mapuche men preparing to play traditional competitive hockey (chueca) game, using native bamboo-like plant (colihue) playing sticks and small wooden ball. Game follows the Nguillatún ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men playing chueca
Mapuche men playing traditional competitive hockey (chueca) game, using native bamboo-like plant (colihue) playing sticks and small wooden ball. Game follows the Nguillatún ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche couple on horseback with baby
Mapuche couple on horseback taking ill baby to medical clinic in nearby Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at Nguillatún
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Nguillatún harvest ceremony
Mapuche people marching and dancing around the carved pole (rehue) during the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men on horseback
Mapuche men on horseback with Chilean national flag, riding around the chueca playing field prior to commencing games, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men on horseback
Mapuche men on horseback with Chilean national flag, riding around the chueca playing field prior to commencing games, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche men playing chueca
Mapuche men preparing to play traditional competitive hockey (chueca) game, using native bamboo-like plant (colihue) playing sticks and small wooden ball. Game follows the Nguillatún ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche couple on horseback with baby
Mapuche couple on horseback taking ill baby to medical clinic in nearby Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche man and oxen-cart
Mapuche man constructing an oxen-cart (carreta), Boyeco Reservation, near Purén, Chile.
Young Mapuche woman in traditional dress
Young Mapuche woman with traditional dress, member of the Antileo family, near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche grave markers, Chile.
Traditional Mapuche jewelry exhibit at Araucanía Regional Museum in Temuco, Chile.
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments, Chile
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments, Chile.
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments, Chile
Mapuche woman in traditional clothing
Mapuche woman in traditional clothing, Araucanía Region, Chile.
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments, Chile.
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments
Mapuche woman's hair ornaments, Chile.
Landscape following wheat harvest
Landscape following wheat harvest, Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Ricardo Antileo
Ricardo Antileo, Mapuche elder and Quetrahue Reservation leader, near Lumaco, Chile.
Antonio Antileo
Antonio Antileo, brother of Ricardo Antileo, Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Ricardo Antileo and family
Ricardo Antileo and family, Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Peace Corps beekeeping project
Peace Corps beekeeping project and cooperative established at Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Peace Corps beekeeping project
Peace Corps beekeeping project and cooperative established at Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Peace Corps beekeeping project
Peace Corps beekeeping project and cooperative established at Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Peace Corps beekeeping project
Peace Corps beekeeping project and cooperative established at Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
Peace Corps beekeeping project
Peace Corps beekeeping project and cooperative established at Quetrahue Reservation, near Lumaco, Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
Aerial view of Andean volcanoes
Aerial view of Andean volcanoes, looking south from Temuco area, Chile.
Aerial view of Andean volcanoes
Aerial view of Andean volcanoes, looking south from Temuco area, Chile.
First Mapuche exhibit at San Diego Museum of Man, displaying items brought back from Chile.
Two Mapuche women with sheep's wool, Quetrahue Reservation (reducción) near Lumaco, Chile.
Feasting and socializing at the Nguillatún harvest ceremony, Quetrahue Reservation near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche man with ox-driven cart, near Lumaco, Chile.
Mapuche man and woman shearing a sheep, Quetrahue Reservation (reducción) near Lumaco, Chile.
Kamsá (Sebondoy) men, women, and children
Kamsá (Sebondoy) men, women, and children, Putumayo Province, Colombia.
Kamsá (Sebondoy) men, women, and children
Kamsá (Sebondoy) men, women, and children, Putumayo Province, Colombia.
Map of Colombia
Topographic map of Colombia.
Dirt road leading toward mountains
Dirt road leading into southern approach to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, Colombia.
Dwelling in Atanquez
Typical dwelling in community of Atanquez, Colombia.
Woman holding several fish
Woman holding local fish catch, Atanquez, Colombia.
Dwelling in Atanquez
Typical dwelling in community of Atanquez, Colombia.
Coffee beans drying
Coffee beans drying on tray in foreground, with pig in street in background, Atanquez, Colombia.
Mountain climbing party
Mountain climbing party departing village of Atanquez for higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Colombian villager
Colombian villager in small village along path to higher elevations of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Mountain climbing party members swimming
Mountain climbing party members swimming in local river, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling on foot trail into Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Village of Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Village dwelling with mountains in background, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Village dwelling and tree, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Village houses, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Village houses, Donachui, Colombia.
Path in front of Donachui dwelling
Rock path in front of dwelling, Donachui, Colombia.
Wooden door in Donachui dwelling
Hand-carved wooden door and frame in dwelling in Donachui, Colombia.
Stepped pole and rock steps in Donachui
Stepped pole and rock steps used to access dwelling in Donachui, Colombia
Human bones in cliff in Donachui, Colombia.
Rock Carvings
Ancient, pre-Columbian rock carvings on trail near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) traders
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) traders in Donachui to visit and trade, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men in traditional dress
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men with traditional fique fiber hats, bags (mochilas), and dress, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) traders
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) traders in Donachui to visit and trade, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) children, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men holding poporos
Gathering of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men holding coca gourds (poporos), Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men holding poporos
Gathering of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men holding coca gourds (poporos), Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women with children, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) trader
Close up of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) trader, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman preparing yarn
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman preparing yarn, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women with children
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women with children, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman making a bag
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with traditional baby carrier, in process of making a bag (mochila), to sell or trade to augment family income, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with baby carrier
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with traditional baby carrier, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman standing outside traditional dwelling beside coca leaf plants, Donachui, Colombia.
Malnourished dog
Malnourished dog, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man and woman
Recently married Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man and woman, Donachui, Colombia. Man displays cash he has received from a recent trading trip to the lower-elevation white settlements.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling
A traditional Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling under construction, with roof-thatching still in process, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling
A traditional and very old Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling with rounded configuration, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling
Inside view of roof structure of traditional Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling
View of indoor fire pit in traditional Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling, with several dogs in background, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with infant
Young Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with infant, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with infant
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with infant in carrier, shelling garden peas into a gourd bowl, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) infant girl
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) infant girl seated on carved wooden bench in front of traditional loom, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) bedding materials, consisting of animal skins, set out to air. Child on sheepskin is seriously ill, Donachui, Colombia.
Amulets or wrist charms worn by child to aid in curing, or to ward off malevolent spirits, Donachui, Colombia.
Stretching and drying animal skins
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) method of stretching and drying animal skins for domestic use, such as bedding, near Donachui, Colombia.
Preparing plant fiber
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) method of preparing fique, or plant fiber, for making bags (mochilas) or men's hats, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman making a bag
Traditionally-dressed Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman, in process of making a bag (mochila) with plant fibers hung out to dry, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) bags
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) plant-fiber woven utility bags hung inside wattle and daub dwelling, near Donachui, Colombia.
Foot trail in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Typical foot trail leading into higher elevations towards the Kogi (Kagaba) people, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwellings
Traditional Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family dwellings, with rock fence enclosure, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) bridge
Bridge made of fallen tree and vine-lashed pole siding, near Donachui, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with snow-capped peaks in distance, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Gateway from Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) to Kogi (Kagaba) territory
Symbolic gateway or formal entrance separating Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) territory from higher elevation Kogi (Kagaba) territory, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) dwellings and gardens
Kogi (Kagaba) dwellings, with gardens in foreground, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) dwellings and gardens
Kogi (Kagaba) dwellings, with gardens in foreground, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) dwelling
Kogi (Kagaba) dwelling, with dog in foreground and mountains in background, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) dwelling
Kogi (Kagaba) dwelling, with several bags (mochilas) hanging out front, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) dwelling
Kogi (Kagaba) dwelling, with dog in foreground and mountains in background, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Two Kogi (Kagaba) men in traditional dress
Two Kogi (Kagaba) men, barefoot and in traditional dress with bags (mochilas), descending the trail to Donachui to trade with Ika (Ica/Arhuaco), Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) man in traditional dress
Kogi (Kagaba) man, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) man in traditional dress
Kogi (Kagaba) man, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view from high elevation among the clouds in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Animal skull in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
An animal skull placed as a marker or warning of sorts, at a high elevation about the Kogi (Kagaba) settlements in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
First base camp of mountain climbing party
First base camp of mountain climbing party, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view from high elevation in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Sunlight hitting snow-covered peak in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Second base camp of mountain climbing party
Second base camp of mountain climbing party, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view from the top of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, looking north toward the Caribbean Sea, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Sunlight hitting two snow-covered peaks in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Four Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men mountain guides
Four Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men mountain guides, sitting around a fire, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Four Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men mountain guides at night
Four Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men mountain guides, sitting around a fire at night, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of snow-covered peaks, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Village scene
Village scene with body of deceased mountain climbing party member wrapped in blankets and carried by a horse, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Sunset over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) traders
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) traders in Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Atanquez
Typical architecture and street scene, Atanquez, Colombia.
Stretching and drying animal skins
Animal hide being stretched and dried by Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling with thatch roof, Donachui, Colombia.
Gateway from Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) to Kogi (Kagaba) territory
Symbolic gateway or formal entrance separating Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) territory from higher elevation Kogi (Kagaba) territory, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man, women, and children resting on trading day at Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) youth on muleback
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) youth on muleback, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women and children
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women and children, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man with accordion and family
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man with accordion and family, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling of wattle and daub construction, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) items and clothing
Assemblage of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) items: bags (mochilas), coca gourd (poporo), spindle-whorl, fiber hat, and woven clothing, Colombia.
Kogi (Kagaba) man in traditional clothing
Kogi (Kagaba) man in traditional clothing, near Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Interior roof structure of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family drying yucca fibers
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family drying yucca fibers, prior to weaving bags (mochilas). Chickens and turkeys in foreground, with mountains in background, Donachui, Colombia.
Sick Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) child on sheepskin, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman making a bag
Elder Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman making a bag (mochila) from homespun wool, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) trader and mule
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) trader and mule on way to market in the lowlands, near Donachui, Colombia.
Human bones in cliff in Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman washing clothes
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman washing clothes in stream, with children nearby, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman and child
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with child and dog in foreground, and mule in background, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling with thatch roof, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) bridge
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) wooden footbridge over stream, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman shelling peas
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman shelling peas into gourd bowl, with two children, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man with accordion and family
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man with accordion and family, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with head-strap carrier
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with head-strap carrier (tumpline) and fique plants in background, Donachui, Colombia.
Fique fiber drying
Fique fiber drying, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Atanquez
Thatched dwelling, Atanquez, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man with accordion
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man holding accordion in front of house, Donachui, Colombia.
Trail in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Trail and gateway into Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of foot-trail in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, Colombia.
Rock Carvings
Pre-Columbian rock carvings of the Tairona civilization, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of lowlands looking north into the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, Colombia.
Malnourished dog
Malnourished dog, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman shelling peas
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman shelling peas into gourd bowl, with two children, Donachui, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwellings in distance, leading out of Donachui into higher, Kogi (Kagaba) territory, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man holding a coca gourd
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) man in traditional dress holding a coca gourd (poporo), Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman sewing
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman sewing traditional woven clothing panels together, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) hand-carved, stepped ladder
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) hand-carved, stepped ladder for accessing dwelling, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman and child
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) woman with child in traditional woven baby-carrier, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) loom and stool
Traditional Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) loom showing wooden battens and hand-carved stool, Donachui, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape of snow-covered mountain peaks in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling showing underside of roof, Donachui, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view with Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwellings in distance, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of village buildings, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of village buildings, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Architectural view of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) building, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women and children
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) women and children, Donachui, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view with Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwellings in distance, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family drying yucca fibers
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family drying yucca fibers, with mountains in background, Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men drying coffee beans
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) men drying coffee beans, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) family, near Donachui, Colombia.
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) trader and mule
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) trader with pack-mule, Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Donachui
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling, Donachui, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Ika (Ica/Arhuaco) dwelling, near Donachui, Colombia.
Village of Atanquez
Street scene of Atanquez, Colombia.
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Landscape view of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, Colombia.