Pigment
65-10-55
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Maxe |
| Object Number | 65-10-55 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Mani Pei Leaf | Achiote Paste |
| Description | Mani pei leaves (crumbly) wrapped around achiote paste; center fairly hard. Used with water to make red paint. Note: Achiote-Spanish; Urucu-Portugese; Maxe-Cashinahua. |
| Length | 19 cm |
| Width | 7.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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