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Black dye

Black dye

They paint their bodies with a dye made from Genipa americana, the berry of a species of genip tree. The black dye is thought to repel insects and the designs are known as "jagua tattoos"
Kieron Nelson 2015 "Vanishing Cultures Photography"
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