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1958.3.20

Red paint in a tube with applicator stick inside. Used for body decoration and to protect wearer from ghosts and spirits.

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1958.3.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red paint in a tube with applicator stick inside. Used for body decoration and to protect wearer from ghosts and spirits.
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Pemón
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1957
Date collected
April - September 1957
Acquisition information
Donated: 1958
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Length 225 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.3.20
Research and responses

See article in Man. April 1956 on “Ritual Blowing” [JP 17/8/2000]

Search terms: Body Art, Religion, Vessel, Specimen, Toilet, Pigment, Cosmetic, Amulet, Toilet Article, Body Art Accessory