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 ------- 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. > > Anita > > >> 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 >> >> 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your brain. PLAY now > for FREE. http://zone.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm? > icid=flexicon_hmtagline > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html