RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Agassiz, Journey in Brazil. CUL-DAR85.A46. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
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p 318
"Major Coutinho tells us that the tattooing has nothing to do with individual taste, but that the pattern is appointed for both sexes, and is invariable throughout the tribe. It is connected with their caste - the limits of which are very precise, and with their religion."
P. 320
It requires not less than ten years to complete the tattooing of the whole face and body. The operation being performed, however, only at intervals."
Journey in Brazil by Professor & Mrs Agassiz - 1868
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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