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Photo of a Woolly monkey
(Lagothrix lagotricha)
being prepared by Amazonian Indians of the Amazon River Basin. In
order to prepare the meat for consumption, first the fur is removed by
searing it over an open fire. Later the meat is slowly smoked over a
period of days in order to prevent insects from contaminating it with their
larvae and to preserve it. Note the bright blue macaw feathers to the
left of the Woolly monkey that are being used to as a fan in order to
maintain the fire. Feather fans are traditionally used by many tribes
of indigenous
Amazonian Indians to fan campfires.
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