Xavante Tribe- Mato Grosso, Brazil. - # - THOMAS L. KELLY

Place your order at tkelly@photo.wlink.com.np

gallery pages: < 1 2 3 4 5 6 >

< 10 of 53 >

Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.

Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.

Fishing in the Rio das Mortes. Fish make up a large portion of the Xavante diet and the boys learn to use a bow and arrow at a young age, perfecting their skills.

A Xavante father bathes his two sons.

Portrait of Xavante warrior.

Lean brown bodies glisten with black paint.

Lean brown bodies glisten with black and white paint.

Painted hair of Xavante man.
Xavante men assist one another painting face for a an initiation

Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.

Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.

Xavante women extract urucum seeds from their pods. The seeds are crushed into a paste, mixed with water and used as hair and body paint.

Original size: 1066x718 |

Current: 800x539 |

Share photo: links, forums, blogs |

Keywords: urucum seeds xavante warriors xavante painted body xavante initiation ceremony rio das mortes brazilian amazona log race xavante indians tk28

gallery pages: < 1 2 3 4 5 6 >

< 10 of 53 >

Comments

|

Available Feeds

Gallery Photos:

Atom |

RSS