Cattle, pigs and cheeses were among the chief foodstuffs, from a wide range of produce including sheep, fish, rye, barley, bee wax and honey.
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The bee wax would melt, leaving an open space where the " tumbaga " or sometimes gold was poured into, a process called lost-wax casting.
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Their construction varied from tribe to tribe, but they were generally about one metre in length and sometimes had a stone head attached with bees wax and string.
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Their traders before the Portuguese occupation for all these activities came into contact with the bee wax, ivory trade and rubber, in exchange with guns and cloth material.
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The process of elaborating the fine filigree figures took place by creating a mold of obsidian, shale or clay, filling the open space with bee wax, obtained through Guayupe.
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Cattle, pigs and cheeses were among the most produced foodstuffs, but of course a vast range of foodstuffs were produced, from sheep and fish, rye and barley, to bee wax and honey.
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These woodsmen lived on what the forest could produce, collecting lime, bees wax, honey, hops, mushrooms and whatever other saleable items could be harvested in the forest and sold in villages outside of it.
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The combination of these substances, as in its " buzzer blend " of bee pollen, bee wax, royal jelly ( the gland secretions of honeybees ) and vitamin E, are not exactly scientifically formulated.
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Pomades were once much more popular than they are today, although they have made a comeback in the 2010s with recent additions to the marketplace, which feature far less lanolin or bees wax in their formulation.
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Surrounding the town is pastoral farmland including sheep raised for wool and meat, small scale horse breeding, and large scale dairy farming, orchards supporting fruit and nut production, and small support businesses supporting bee wax refining, irrigation, and agricultural and farming activities.
