Emily Routbort Dr. Lee IHSS 9/14/16 Kunana A Tribe called, Roucouyenne, created the Kunana. It is a shield that has turned into a ritual for another group called the, Wayana Apalai. The shield is made out of woven straw and bird feathers. The shield is shaped in the form of some type of mythical animal. In the middle of the shield there is an open patch of straw without feathers. The Wayana Apalai gather bullet ants to put on the open patch. First they smoke out the ants, making them not able to really move. Then they will attach the the ants to the open patch and when they “wake up” they will be quite angry. In the tribe the boys first live in the women's house. To get out of it and move to the men’s house they have to go through the ritual. The ritual is putting the shield on their body with the bullet ants on it. They have to be able to stay still and not make a sound during this process. If they do make a sound of move ...
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