Botocudo man. 1868 Century illustration of the head of an Botocudo man. The Botocudo are a collection of several South American peoples from eastern B

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Botocudo man. 1868 Century illustration of the head of an Botocudo man. The Botocudo are a collection of several South American peoples from eastern Brazil. The name Botocudo means 'plug' in Portuguese, in reference to the wooden disks, or tembetas, typically worn in their lips and ears (as here).

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