• Culture/People:

    Tapirapé (Tapirape)

  • Object name:

    Body-painting tool

  • Native term:

    pinape ipao and totoma

  • Date created:

    1955-1962

  • Place:

    Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil (inferred)

  • Media/Materials:

    Reed, vegetal fiber, tree pitch/gum, genipapo paint

  • Techniques:

    Carved, glued, stained

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, naturalist and ethnographer); sold to MAI the same year.

  • Dimensions:

    18.5 x 1 x 0.2 cm

  • Catalog number:

    23/2193

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