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Women as hunters among the matses of the Peruvian Amazon

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Matses women of the Peruvian Amazon rain forest hunt with men, and couples bring back more meat than men alone. This results from the association of women with capture of collared peccary, a large catch. Typical Amazonian beliefs about women persist, but some new features (like day care) are pertinent to Matses hunting adaptation.

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  • Romanoff, S. (1976). El uso de la tierra por los Matses.Amazonia Peruana 1(1): 97–130.

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  1. AMARU Cooperative, West End Station, P.O. Box 57155, 20037, Washington, D.C.

    Steven Romanoff

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Romanoff, S. Women as hunters among the matses of the Peruvian Amazon. Hum Ecol 11, 339–343 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00891379

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