11. The Jivaro people of the Amazon Rainforest use the hardwood of the chonta to carve their spears. 12. The Jivaro people are famous for their head-hunting raids and shrinking the heads from these raids. 13. Publicity material for the film translates " Jivaro " as " headhunters of the Amazon ". 14. This is due to the unpredictable nature of hunting in the Amazonian region, where the Jivaro call home. 15. Lake Jivaro has a community boat ramp at its northeast corner, at the west end of the dam. 16. He is selling an early-20th-century tunic he said was worn by shamans from the Jivaro tribe. 17. Jivaro usually hunt for monkeys and birds, but they do not rely on hunting as their primary food source.18. When a rider is attacked and killed, Jivaro is also attacked as he happened to be riding in the vicinity. 19. The missing head is a shrunken head, thought to be that of a young Jivaro Indian woman from Ecuador or Peru. 20. Unlike many other cultures, the Jivaro cultures place more emphasis on gardening ( horticulture ), than they do on hunting.
