Mientras que las artesanas de Jenaro Herrera se han centrado en tejer adornos de...

October 15, 2016

Mientras que las artesanas de Jenaro Herrera se han centrado en tejer adornos de insectos para CECAMA, han encontrado la inspiración para un adorno y un poco de ingresos adicionales de una rana. Dora atrapó una rana de tamaño medio que era de color verde en la parte superior con un hermoso mosaico de camuflaje de manchas blancas, naranja y marrón en su parte inferior y los dedos del pie. Doilith estaba haciendo un molde de cartón de la rana como un modelo para hacer un adorno, mientras que Dora raspó el limo fuera de su vuelta a tres palitos que fue planeado vender a un hombre en Iquitos que iba a utilizar en una ceremonia de curación. Ella relató que este proceso aparentemente involucrado quemar la piel del paciente con un cigarrillo y luego poner una pequeña cantidad de la baba de la rana en la herida. Comprobación en línea, encontré que su amigo anfibio aparentemente se llama una rana verde de la hoja - presumiblemente Phyllomedusa bicolor. Es la fuente de una medicina tradicional chamánica potente llamado ibogaína. Me alegré al saber que Dora estaba preparando el lanzamiento de la rana de nuevo a su hábitat natural al día siguiente. Ver fotos de los artesanos Jenaro Herrera en:https://www.facebook.com/amazonecology.org/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1429902723705253




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