Tsáchila culture

E925796

Ecuadorian indigenous culture South American indigenous culture indigenous culture intangible cultural heritage

Tsáchila culture is the traditional way of life of the Tsáchila (Colorados) people of Ecuador, known for their distinctive red-dyed hair, shamanic practices, and close relationship with the rainforest environment.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ecuadorian indigenous culture ⓘ South American indigenous culture ⓘ indigenous culture ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
contemporaryDevelopment	community-based cultural tourism ⓘ
corePractice	body painting ⓘ communal ceremonies ⓘ divination rituals ⓘ forest gathering ⓘ hunting and fishing ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ ritual use of hallucinogenic plants ⓘ shamanic healing rituals ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ use of medicinal plants ⓘ
country	Ecuador ⓘ
environmentRelationship	close relationship with rainforest ecosystem ⓘ
ethnicGroupOfOrigin	Tsáchila NERFINISHED ⓘ
hairDyeColor	red ⓘ
hairDyeSource	achiote (Bixa orellana) ⓘ
hairStyle	rounded bowl-shaped haircut ⓘ
hairStyleFunction	identity marker ⓘ spiritual protection ⓘ
healerRole	shaman (poné) ⓘ
healerRoleFunction	curer of illness ⓘ guardian of traditional knowledge ⓘ mediator between humans and spirits ⓘ
knowledgeSystem	ethnobotanical knowledge ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ
language	Tsafiki language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Barbacoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
practicedBy	Colorados people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsáchila people NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Ecuadorian state as part of national cultural heritage ⓘ
region	Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical rainforest of western Ecuador ⓘ
religion	animism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ
socialOrganization	clan-based community structure ⓘ communal land use ⓘ
symbol	geometric body paint designs ⓘ red-dyed hair ⓘ striped cotton garments ⓘ
threat	cultural assimilation ⓘ deforestation ⓘ loss of traditional territory ⓘ
transmissionMethod	apprenticeship to elders and shamans ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ

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Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province → hasIndigenousCulture → Tsáchila culture ⓘ