Jean Jackson and Maria Tamayo and daughter Berta in manioc field
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1969Description
Jean Jackson and María Tamayo and daughter Berta in manioc field. María has a basket for carrying tubers (made by Makú Indians) and a tump line. Jean has annato face paint and a "momoro" ("butterfly") necklace made of beads and hammered coins. 1969, Púmanaka buro, Boa River, Papurí River basin,Vaupés, Colombia
Type of Work
ImageSubject
Horticulture, Jewelry, Body marking, Crafts (art genres), Tucanoan Indians, Face painting, Women's work
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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.