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Rikbaktsa People
The Rikbaktsa are an indigenous ethnic group from the Mato Grosso region of Brazil. Name ''Rikbaktsa'' (Rikbaktsa ''rik'', person + ''bak'', human being + ''tsa'' lural suffix, the group's self-denomination, can be translated as "the human beings". Variant spellings include Ricbacta, Erikbaktsa, Erigpaktsa, Erigpagtsá, Erigpactsa, Erikbaktsá, Arikpaktsá, and Aripaktsá. Locally, they are also called ''Canoeiros'' ( Canoe People), alluding to their aptitude in canoe use, or—more rarely—''Orelhas de Pau'' (Wooden Ears), alluding to their practice of enlarging their earlobes with wooden plugs. Location The Rikbaktsa live in the Amazon rain forest of northwest Mato Grosso. Their traditional territory spanned 50,000 km² of Juruena River basin, stretching from the Papagaio River in the south to the Augusto Falls on the upper Tapajós River in the north. Their territory was bounded on the west by the Aripuanã River and on the east by the Arinos River, near the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikbaktsa
The Rikbaktsa are an indigenous ethnic group from the Mato Grosso region of Brazil. Name ''Rikbaktsa'' (Rikbaktsa ''rik'', person + ''bak'', human being + ''tsa'' lural suffix, the group's self-denomination, can be translated as "the human beings". Variant spellings include Ricbacta, Erikbaktsa, Erigpaktsa, Erigpagtsá, Erigpactsa, Erikbaktsá, Arikpaktsá, and Aripaktsá. Locally, they are also called ''Canoeiros'' (Canoe People), alluding to their aptitude in canoe use, or—more rarely—''Orelhas de Pau'' (Wooden Ears), alluding to their practice of enlarging their earlobes with wooden plugs. Location The Rikbaktsa live in the Amazon rain forest of northwest Mato Grosso. Their traditional territory spanned 50,000 km² of Juruena River basin, stretching from the Papagaio River in the south to the Augusto Falls on the upper Tapajós River in the north. Their territory was bounded on the west by the Aripuanã River and on the east by the Arinos River, near the Peixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
