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What goods did the Guahibo and Chiricoa make despite their nomadic lifestyle?

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distribution of aboriginal South American and circum-Caribbean cultural groups — South American nomad Distribution of aboriginal South American and circum-Caribbean cultural groups.

Despite their traditional nomadic lifestyle, the Guahibo and Chiricoa developed a complex technology that allowed them to produce several types of goods. These items included:

Painted pottery1
Hammocks1
Various types of baskets1

These groups, who inhabited the savannas along the Orinoco River, maintained these crafts while engaging in trade with sedentary farming peoples in the southern forests.1