Dimensions (height x width x depth): 45 x 9 x 6 cm
Weight : 50 g
Origin : Baniwa ethnic group - Amazon (border between Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela)
History : The tipiti is a cylinder made of straw by the Baniwa, with reinforced ends, and used to prepare cassava flour. On one side is placed the cassava mass, one of the main foods of the indigenous people, which is then pressed by twisting the tipiti, to extract the liquid, which, in the case of wild cassava, is a yellowish broth and lethal to the human being. human. This liquid, however, is often used. After extraction, it is collected and boiled to make tucupi, a broth used in typical Amazonian dishes, such as tacacá.
The Baniwa (read Baniuá) live on the border of Brazil with Colombia and Venezuela, in villages located on the banks of the Içana River and its tributaries Cuiari, Aiairi and Cubate, as well as communities in the Upper Rio Negro/Guainía and in the urban centers of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Santa Isabel and Barcelos (AM).
They are excellent at making baskets using the stem of the arumã (an herbaceous plant), vines, dyes and natural fixatives. Basketry is rich in graphics, and this ancient art has been passed down through generations.
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