Seated, left to right: Debú Zo’é, Seí Zo’é, Araturú Zo’é, and Seró Zo’é. In back, standing: Husã raijýt Zo’é and Musã raijýt Zo’é painting their bodies with urucum. Zo’é women generally use urucum (Bixa orellana), the red fruit of the urucum plant, to color their bodies. They also use it in cooking. Urucum is a shrub native to the tropical... Read More
Seated, left to right: Debú Zo’é, Seí Zo’é, Araturú Zo’é, and Seró Zo’é. In back, standing: Husã raijýt Zo’é and Musã raijýt Zo’é painting their bodies with urucum. Zo’é women generally use urucum (Bixa orellana), the red fruit of the urucum plant, to color their bodies. They also use it in cooking. Urucum is a shrub native to the tropical... Read More
Seated, left to right: Debú Zo’é, Seí Zo’é, Araturú Zo’é, and Seró Zo’é. In back, standing: Husã raijýt Zo’é and Musã raijýt Zo’é painting their bodies with urucum. Zo’é women generally use urucum (Bixa orellana), the red fruit of the urucum plant, to color their bodies. They also use it in cooking. Urucum is a shrub native to the tropical zones of the Americas. Indigenous Americans have long used it for body painting, especially for painting the lips, hence its nickname: árvore-batom (lipstick tree). Zo’é Indigenous Territory, state of Pará, 2009.
Seated, left to right: Debú Zo’é, Seí Zo’é, Araturú Zo’é, and Seró Zo’é. In back, standing: Husã raijýt Zo’é and Musã raijýt Zo’é painting their bodies with urucum. Zo’é women generally use urucum (Bixa orellana), the red fruit of the urucum plant, to color their bodies. They also use it in cooking. Urucum is a shrub native to the tropical zones of the Americas. Indigenous Americans have long used it for body painting, especially for painting the lips, hence its nickname: árvore-batom (lipstick tree). Zo’é Indigenous Territory, state of Pará, 2009.
