COLOMBIA Choco Embera Indigenous People


Embera woman grating Jagua fruit using palm-spine grater on split bamboo floor of stilted riverside home young daughter sitting on her lap. The resulting pulp from the hard inedible fruit is then mixed with a little water and squeezed to extract liquid that darkens as it oxidises and is used as an indelible blue / black dye for body and facial decoration. Pacific coastal region tribe family custom tradition body paint preparation American Children Colombian Colombia Female Women Girl Lady Hispanic Indegent Kids Latin America Latino South America Pacific coastal region tribe family custom tradition body paint preparation American Children Colombian Columbia Female Women Girl Lady Hispanic Indegent Kids Latin America Latino South America Female Woman Girl Lady Immature Young Unripe Unripened Green


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