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Kayapó of the Xingu, Brazil

File number: brlb0049

© South American Pictures/ Bill Leimbach

Brazil. The Kayapó (also known as the Xikrin and Txhukahamai) of the Xingu, Para state. The women clear land for gardens where they grow manioc and other crops. They paint their bodies with blue/black genipa dye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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