How Do the Yanomami Decorate Themselves

When it comes to clothing, the Yanomami do not wear a great deal because of the hot climate. They like to decorate themselves with flowers and feathers. They also will often pierce their faces with bones as further decoration.

Why do the Yanomami wear sticks?

Answer and Explanation: The Yanomami culture is famous for the sticks worn through the mouths and ears of many of its people. These sticks are for both decorative and ceremonial purposes and are not unique to the Yanomami but have been popularized in a few well-known photographs.

How do the Yanomami build their houses?

The Yanomami live in vine-and-leaf-thatched houses in palisaded villages surrounded by garden plots. They relocate their villages when the soil wears out or when a village has become too susceptible to attack by other Yanomami.