Face Painting Stick

96-1-769

From: Venezuela | Doro Ana

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name To Kairia To
Object Number 96-1-769
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pume | Yaruro
Provenience Venezuela | Doro Ana
Culture Area Circum-Caribbean
Creator Marcos Pala
Date Made 1980-1993
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Short wooden stick with 28 small squares carved into the bottome. It is used by woman to stamp achiote pigment onto their facies

Length 5 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Russell D. Greaves, 1996
Other Number 1992-3-383 - Field No SF | 854 - Collector Number

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