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Kană Matis. Note the facial tattoos on her cheeks that imitate the whiskers of a jaguar.  In addition, note the linear tattoos on her forhead.  All Matis women and men are tattooed when they are about fifteen years old in a ceremony in which men tattoo the teenagers.  Being tattooed is an important rite of passage in the life of a Matis Indian, and the ceremony typically lasts for two weeks.


 

 
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