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Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

2005•1h 37m
Documentary

In Peruvian Amazonia, for the first time in many years, a Shipibo–Konibo community prepare to perform the Aneshiati ceremony: a time of dance, song, festive clothing, and drink—including the sacred tea ayahuasca.

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EN

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Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Narrator (voice)

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