Mariquina, center, (Tuyuka, future wife of Gabriel Castillo) getting ready for festival
Jackson, Jean
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1969-1970Description
Mariquiña, center, (Tuyuka, future wife of Gabriel Castillo) getting ready for festival, accompanied by visitors, also Paulina, Efraín, Líjia. Black paint is genipapo, red is achiote (bixa orellana). 1969-1970, Púmanaka buro, Boa River, Papurí River basin, Vaupés, Colombia
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Festivals, Tucanoan Indians, Face painting
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All Rights Reserved. Courtesy MIT Libraries,Visual Collections, Collection of Research Photography by Jean Jackson. Users of this collection should be aware that certain images, words, terms or descriptions may be culturally sensitive and may be considered inappropriate today, but may reflect attitudes of the period or context in which they were created.