Tsachilas

Today I visited the Tsachilas community. It was a really interesting morning. We learnt about their medicinal plants, spiritual healing houses, using snakes kept in oil to be used as medicines and their musical instruments. We had a go at dancing and playing their intruments.

Tsachilas man

The Tsachilas men wear a navy and whie striped material as a skirt. Many have black lines drawn across their bodies and paint the top part of their hair red. They use crushed seeds on their hair which is waterproof. The women wear multicoloured skirts. A very interesting morning!

The seeds they use to dye their hair red.

Playing the instruments

With the Tsachilas women