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Indigenous body painting is highly developed among the Xingu native
tribes. Note how his hair is colored red with a paste made from seeds
of the annatto (urucum)
tree. A black dye is made from fruit of the genipap (genipapo)
tree. The butterfly design is a common theme in the Xingu and abstract
swallowtail butterfly designs can be seen on both his face and chest.
Female body painting is also ubiquitous in the Xingu region with both women
and girls commonly decorating their bodies with various natural pigments and
dyes.
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