Yaneth Tanimuka interacts with the kids and shows them the Uitoto-Muinane pottery making process.
Photo courtesy of Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.
Yaneth Tanimuka tries the pottery wheel used by fellow participant, Guillermo Bautista.
Photo by Cristina Díaz-Carrera, Smithsonian Institution
Yaneth Tanimuka.
Photo courtesy of Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.
María Rosa Yucuna de Valencia paints traditional markings on Yaneth Tanimuka’s face in preparation for an Amazonian ceremony.
Photo by Amy Vaughters, Smithsonian Institution
Yaneth Tanimuka, along with architect Ivonne Valencia, presenter Silvia Salgado and a festival visitor, dance with the men in a traditional Amazonian ceremony.
Photo by Francisco Guerra, Smithsonian Insitution
Yaneth Tanimuka is a maloquera, or person in charge of the maloca or ritual home. She is also a representative of the women’s council ACIMA (Asociación de Capitanías Indígenas del Mirití Amazonas) where she works towards sovereignty and a sustainable way of life for the Tanimuka people.
