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Body art is one of the most important and enduring traditions in Embera and Wounan culture. intricate lines are painted on a young Embera gir with indelible black dye made from the jagua fruit..A Wounan artist applies jagua dye to the arm of a visitor. She creates the delicate parallel designs and small dots using a piece of bamboo that she has sliced into fork-like tines.

Body art is one of the most important and enduring traditions in Embera and Wounan culture. intricate lines are painted on a young Embera gir with indelible black dye made from the jagua fruit..A Wounan artist applies jagua dye to the arm of a visitor. She creates the delicate parallel designs and small dots using a piece of bamboo that she has sliced into fork-like tines.

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