Sanapaná

The Sanapaná belong to the Maskoy language family and live in Chaco communities in Presidente Hayes and Alto Paraguay. There are academic studies specifically on this people, including one from the State University of Campinas.

To learn more about their language and history, it is best to turn to the published linguistic and anthropological studies, such as the one cited in the sources. If you want to approach their crafts, do so at the Instituto Paraguayo de Artesanía fairs or at the artisan houses the communities themselves open, and do not enter a community without an invitation and prior arrangement. To learn more, the Museo Etnográfico Dr. Andrés Barbero (Asunción) and the Centro de Artes Visuales / Museo del Barro, which holds an Indigenous art collection, are two starting points; check opening hours before you go.