THE TUKANO TRIBE

TUKANO HOMES

• They live in long houses.
• At the river Vaupes on the border of Colombia and Brazil.

WHAT DO THEY EAT?

• They eat fish and meat.
• And they grow manioc and other plants.

MULTILINGUAL TRIBE

• The men marry outside their language group.
• With the many different languages spoken in a longhouse the children often speak more than five languages.

BODY PAINTING

• They have orange, red and white paintings and decoration such as feathers.