Tom, Thanks so much for a very thorough explanation of the use of puccoon by the Powhatans. I assume from what you said, that Pocahontas probably did not use puccoon to decorate her face as she found in England. About what age did women begin to decorate themselves with tatoos? I know they may/did use an extract from poison ivy for the ink. From pictures, it seems this produced a single dark color. Black? Gray? Thanks for your 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