Do you know why the Wayuu indigenous people paint their faces?

The Wayuu indigenous people, on a symbolic level, condense their worldview through a spiral figure, which represents the integral unity of the past, present and future.

For some authors, this symbolism or facial painting is characterized by imitating the beauty of nature, such as "the flapping of a butterfly (julirü), the steps of the horse (amakualiyaa), and the footprints of the scorpion (jayutsekualüyaa)," says Kasuusain Herrera Paz, a Wayuu indigenous person.

What do they use to paint their faces?

The figures are made with a substance that results from mixing a little water with a chalk called pali'isa, a preparation obtained from a tree of the same name that generally grows in mountainous areas. (Toro, 2017).