 Also
archaeologically unknown, the Waiwai seemed to have moved into Guyana from
Brazil during the late 19th century, and occupied the upper Essequibo river
with the Carib-speaking Taruma who were there around 1925. The Waiwai still
use their traditional dress.
A glorious sight to behold, a Waiwai man decked out in full sartorial
regalia, he imposes an impression of fowl and flight, and distances himself
from the dowdy attire of women. For the Waiwai, men rule the universe,
women contain men. (Mentore 1993) |
