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Native American Indian Cultures - Kamayura Indians |
 | | In the center of this circular space there is a patio or “plaza” (hoka´yterip) towards which all trails converge, leading both to the dwelling-places and the public spaces, and where the house of the flutes is built (tapuwí), crossed over the middle by the “path of the sun”. |
 | | The Kamayura village is formed by a group of houses, each of which is occupied by a domestic group comprised of a core of brothers, to which are added parallel cousins and eventual members of ascending generations. |
 | | The Kamayura Indians live in the region of the Xingu River (Alto Xingu, Mato Grosso state), 800 kilometers to the northeast of Brasília city. |
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