String of fruit pods

Title

String of fruit pods

Identifier

ABDUA:9231

Description

string of dried fruit - used for face painting, Old label: 208 (but should be 206). Old label "STRING OF DRIED FRUIT PARAGUAY". Fruit of plant used for painting face black in various patterns of lines squares and crosses. Length varies. Presented by Dr J.W. Lindsay, Paraguay, 1909.

"206. Fruit of plant. Used by Lengua Indians for painting face black in various patterns of lines, squares and crosses. Chaco, Paraguay. Presented by Dr J. W. Lindsay, Paraguay, 1909."

Author: Reid,Robert.W Date: 1912 Purpose: Illustrated.Catalogue.of.the.Anthropological.Museu

Format

Dia(fruit): 12mmapprox

Coverage

South America, Paraguay, Chaco

Creator

Lengua

Source

Lindsay, Dr J W

UUID

d351d38b-4038-42e8-8786-05aa9b94d0f1