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Cutting eewa pigment, employed in the painting of baniwa pottery

Thiago da Costa Oliveira2014

Museu do Índio

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The mineral pigment employed in the painting of baniwa pottery is found at the bottom of the riverbeds in the upper Aiari river area. In this picture we can see a pigment block being cut by one of the potters who took part in the Baniwa pottery production workshop held in 2014.

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  • Title: Cutting eewa pigment, employed in the painting of baniwa pottery
  • Creator: Thiago da Costa Oliveira
  • Date Created: 2014
  • Location: São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil
  • Physical Dimensions: digital
  • Provenance: Photograph taken during a pottery production workshop held in june 2014, in São Joaquim village, medium Aiairi river, Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory.
  • Type: photography
  • Rights: Museu do Índio / FUNAI
  • Medium: digital photography
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