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ART ON VIEW FIG. 10 (right): Clay vessel, joni chomo, used for storage and fermentation of masato, the local brew. Shipibo-Conibo, Ucayali River, Eastern Peru. First half of the 20th century. Clay, Sempa (interior resin), yomoshon (exterior resin), mineral pigment. D: 66 cm. Collection of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, inv. 2015.2141.124. 88 FIG. 9 (right): Shaman’s tunic worn during rituals. Mayna, Corrientes and Tigre rivers, Ecuador. Early 20th century. Barkcloth, seeds, plant fi ber, yellow-ridged Toucan feathers, plant pigment. H: 86 cm. Collection of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, inv. 2010.1856.15. FIG. 8 (below): Mask/ body costume, na’re’ii, representing the thunder demon. Ticuna, Ica and Solimões rivers, Brazil, Colombia, or Peru. Second half of the 20th century. Barkcloth, wood, plant fi bers, plant and mineral pigments, wax. H: 170 cm. Collection of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, inv. 2015.2141.136. These costumes are worn by men during the moça nova initiation into adulthood for women.


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