Lifestyle

Kogi men & women alike form simple modes of dress. The women pick, card, in addition to spin wool and cotton while men form the weaving of the cloth. Clothing for men consists of a tunic and simple pants tied with a string at the waist. Clothing for women consists of a single length of cloth wrapped around their bodies as a dress. The Kogi any wear only pure white clothing. They say that white represents the Great Mother and therefore the purity of nature.

The Kogi make up in a series of villages, called Kuibolos, containing circular huts provided of stone, mud, and palm leaves. Men survive in a separate hut from the women and children. used to refer to every one of two or more people or things village contains a large hut called a "nuhue" or temple where only men are allowed. In the "nuhue" many things are discussed and decisions are made. Divination and concentration also arise in these temples. Women are not gives because the Kogi believe that women are more connected to the Great Mother and have no need of entering the temple. There are also women priests in the villages.

All consultations are done with Mamos, and numerous of the decisions are based on their wisdom and knowledge. many Kogi marriages are arranged by Mamos to ensure the almost fruitful communities. Marriages are non forced, and the buying or selling of women is not permitted, although women as young as 14 can be married and have children. The Kogi do not permit the mistreatment of women, and it is not uncommon to find marriages that were not arranged, but the Kogi also disapprove of breaking arranged marriages.

Fields, houses, and livestock are passed from mother to daughter as living as from father to son, which is bilateral inheritance of these items. There is also the normal parallel descent of personal items, including ritual objects which are male property and descend patrilineally. Butrights, names or associations descend matrilineally.

Common crops of trade are sugar and coffee. Much of the sugar is turned into "panela," a type of Colombian hardened brown sugar. The women do almost of the planting of the vegetables, but farming is a responsibility of the whole family.