19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Shuar (Amazon Woman)

The Shuar are one of the most numerous Amazonian indigenous peoples. They habit the jungles of Ecuador and Peru.Facial design is a symbolic representation of the individual activity of the subject, socially recognized The variety of designs responds to the multiple practical activity of the Shuar.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2019
Date Uploaded: 10.2021
Photo Location: Ecuador
Copyright: © Javier Clemente Martinez