. Bulletin. Ethnology. 212 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bdll. 123 This same clay supplies the red and yellow ocher used for facial painting. The clay is tempered with the bark of the Mecla tree called "Toiin" in Yaruro. This bark is burned to an ash and the ashes are kneaded into the clay, which has been well moistened. Rolls of this clay are then made, coiled, and placed one upon an- other. They are then flattened and smoothed out by hand or ^vith the help of a piece of shell, water being applied liberally. The clay rests on a dish of pottery which is revolved when necessary. After
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 212 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bdll. 123 This same clay supplies the red and yellow ocher used for facial painting. The clay is tempered with the bark of the Mecla tree called "Toiin" in Yaruro. This bark is burned to an ash and the ashes are kneaded into the clay, which has been well moistened. Rolls of this clay are then made, coiled, and placed one upon an- other. They are then flattened and smoothed out by hand or ^vith the help of a piece of shell, water being applied liberally. The clay rests on a dish of pottery which is revolved when necessary. After the pot has been built up and smoothed down it is left in the sun to dry for two days. At the proper time a base of wood is made,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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