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Bruce Parry's favourite moments
From forming memorable relationships to a series of painful initiation ceremonies, this collection highlights some of Bruce Parry's favourite moments from Tribe and Amazon.
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Bruce Parry's favourite moments
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Sago thorn piercing
Bruce Parry has a sago thorn pierced through his nose by the Kombai.
Bruce Parry attempts to be accepted by the Kombai men as one of the clan – he has a sago thorn pierced through his nose.
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Kombai penis inversion
In an attempt to be accepted by the Kombai men Bruce Parry undergoes a painful penis inversion ritual.
In an attempt to be accepted by the Kombai men Bruce Parry undergoes a painful penis inversion ritual.
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Alpaca farming
Bruce Parry lives with alpaca herders in the Peruvian Andes, a place to high to grow crops.
Bruce Parry lives with alpaca herders in the Peruvian Andes, a place to high to grow crops.
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Bruce Parry takes hallucinogens
Bruce Parry takes a powerful hallucinogenic drug with the Sanema shamans.
Bruce Parry spends time with the Sanema people and takes a powerful drug to try to experience the trance that the Sanema shamans invoke to expel evil spirits but is violently sick. Sakona is a powerful hallucinogenic made from the dried sap of the virola tree.
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Cooking a crocodile
Bruce Parry shares the tiny crocodile he caught with his esteemed host Abanesh.
Bruce Parry shares the tiny crocodile he caught with his esteemed host Abanesh.
About Bruce Parry's favourite moments
"There are so many favourite moments I could mention. The obvious televisual highlights were when I ran over cows as part of a Hamar coming of age ritual, when a thorn was put through my nose and my penis was turned inside out during my time with the Kombai in Indonesia or when I went hunting crocodile with the Dassanech.
My personal favourite moments though were the times I spent with the people when there was no translator, just me at night having a hug, pointing at something or sharing some food and just letting them know that I was enjoying myself and their hospitality. That's when I learned the most."
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