Caraib indians, one of them wearing a tattoo. And the same indians, dressed. The indians decorate their skin with a red dye, orleaan. This yellowish red dye is extracted from the fruits of bixa orellana, also called roucou or kusuwe. Indian women wear pants or apron, the men wear loin-cloth. Occasionally a wrap was used. Date: 1839.
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