Stone Tool Use and Material Culture in Papua New Guinea: Items of Material Culture

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ID 158
Category Finery and self decoration
Item Cosmetics
Type Cosmetics
Made with modern equivalent? y
Raw materials Tigaso oil, pig grease, mineral oil, red ochre, screw pine oil, rust stains, arnatto shrub seed cases
Made by Men mainly Women occasionally
Used by Men mainly Women occasionally
Made by men? y
Made by women? y
Made by children n
Used by Men y
Used by Women y
Used by Children n
Additional notes 10 types plus a range of face and body painting decoration designs


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