I have been reading some of Helen Roundtree's books on the Powhatans and other Eastern Woodland Tribes. 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. 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? Thanks for any help. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html