 In addition to tours, the Maleku also create indigenous art to sell; carvings, paintings of wooden masks and "jucara" (bowls made from gourds), and musical instruments are their most popular items.Such products preserve the cultural history of the Maleku and emphasize the sacredness of the land and animals, and the wooden masks in particular use only debris from surrounding trees rather than the destruction of live ones.These are sold to tourists in the villages or taken to cities like San Jose to be sold there.