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Child painted with juice from the Genipa tree
Child painted with juice from the Genipa tree
Object Number 972-32-00/1.43
Display Title Child painted with juice from the Genipa tree
Descriptions
Object Description Printed on Board: "Child painted with juice from / the Genipa tree. The paint / makes a person invisible to / devils that bring disease. / Ailigandi"
Department Photographic
Date 1971
Artist Elizabeth Katz
Artist Norbert Sperlich
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands / <County> / Aligandi
Materials Print, color adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 12.7 cm (3 1/2 × 5 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Elizabeth Katz

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