Brazil, Upper Xingu (Waura) -- Body Painting
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.919; E00993
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (6 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: two young men help each other with the body painting process. Using red urucu dye and black soot, the men paint artistic patterns on the skin and hair. The decorations are donned in order to perform a dance.
Legacy Keywords: Brazil ; Brazil, Upper Xingu ; South America; Waura