Yanomamo Warriors Dancing (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Yanomamo Warriors Dancing

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Men from one Yanomamo village in the Amazon 'dance' in a neighboring village to show off their military prowess, weaponry and group cohesion after they were invited to a feast to form a coalition between the two communities. This photo dates from the late 1960s. A new study from the University of Utah and University of Missouri shows how the Yanomamo, whom once gained status by killing, formed 'bands of brothers-in-law' alliances between villages rather than fighting in more closely related 'bands of brothers' from a single village.

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Napoleon Chagnon

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