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Not Pokeberry? It's abundant. It does stain, too, but it would be
more of a purple.
I've read that the Poison Ivy 'ink' was black. The women favored
flowers and vines as tattoos.
Nancy
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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
--Daniel Boone
On Feb 26, 2007, at 11:46 AM, Anita Wills wrote:
> John Smith described the Red Men as having painted themselves with
> a red berry mixture. That may be what Rountree is describing.
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> Anita
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>> From: Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia
>> history <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Puccoon
>> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:53:37 -0500
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>> I have been reading some of Helen Roundtree's books on the
>> Powhatans and other Eastern Woodland Tribes.
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>> Roundtree frequently mentions the use of puccoon as a decoration,
>> suggesting widespread and lavish use such that it could explain
>> the term "red men" in early European literature.
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>> Does anyone know more about what puccoon is and how it was used?
>> At what age did Indians begin to decorate themselves with it? Was
>> it a grease-based makeup, or a clay based? Did it wash off when
>> they bathed daily? How similar was it to rouge used in Europe? How
>> similar is it to the powdered rouge currently in fashion?
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>> Thanks for any help.
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