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Margarita Neira, Enrique Castillo's Tuyuka wife, applying body paint to a son's leg

Creator(s)
Anthropologist: Jean E. (Jean Elizabeth) Jackson (American, 1943-)
Location
© Jean Jackson
Cultural context
Department: Vaupes, Colombia
Description
Margarita Neira, Enrique Castillo's Tuyuka wife, applying body paint to a son's leg in preparation for a festival (leg already has achiote applied). 1969, Púmanaka buro, Boa River, Papurí River basin,Vaupés, Colombia
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Rights
(c) Jean Jackson
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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.
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