Photography » Tribute to Sirano Toscanni Zalman
In April 2008 I met Sirano Toscanni Zalman for the first time in this physical life, thanks to my associate Marije van Zomeren. This afternoon the three of us had a remarkable reunion in `De Waag` in Paramaribo. Together with Marije`s husband (Jeroen van der Vlies) and my wife (Joke Kloppenborg) and some other travel companions we made a long and adventurous trip to Kwamalasamutu in May 2008, to meet the Granman of the Trio Tribes and his impressive people. Sirano and I found out that we have much in common; indigenous interests and backgrounds in particular... We shared our mutual experiences with shamanism, both in Brazil and in Surinam. During a special ceremony Sirano and I received remarkable amulets from the Granman himself. Spontaneously I gave the Granman my amulet with one of my personal totems: the eagle in gold, originally made by the Chorotega Tribe, who lived in the very past on Hacienda la Esperanza in Costa Rica. The Chorotega`s were former descendants of the Maya`s. For me that really was a life time experience deep in the virgin rainforests of Kwamalasamutu...
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