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Cultural performance in the karbay bread. You jump at the chance to help mix the cassava and water in a large black kettle and then later sift the dried fibers in a giant pan, but fatigue and tiny beads of forehead sweat stop you before long. You wonder how women did this so easily( and regularly!) so long ago. Shaking your arms back to life as you walk along the breezy, shaded trail, you are relieved to know that in the next hut, you will simply watch as women deftly weave thin, reddishbrown strips of larouma reed( sometimes dyed black) into baskets, hats, mats, purses and other everyday items.
A few steps away, you notice a curious looking plant at the side of the trail. It looks like a prickly little wallet revealing red and white buds on the inside. Your guide explains that this would have been used to make dyes.
Another small yellow flower with dullish green leaves locally known as“ coupie” was eaten and also used for back and digestive ailments. A slender, bright green leaf plant you see everywhere was used to lower blood pressure. Your guide explains that the Kalinago
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lived in harmony with the surrounding nature, using its resources in medicine, food flavouring, and religious ceremonies.
The muted sound of men shouting causes you to turn your head where you observe