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TATTOOS AND PAINTINGS. Corporal impressions in pre-Hispanic Panama: the anthropomorphic vessels of the necropolis of El Caño..
Introduction. The use of tattoos and body paintings by American cultures was already reported by the first European chroniclers during the Conquest and is still prevalent among today´s indigenous peoples. Nothing indicates that the cocle did not follow these customs, and although the state of decomposition of the individuals buried in the tombs excavated in El Caño prevents the analysis of skin samples, this practice, as well as its social significance, can be inferred by the effigy vessels deposited in the tombs along with the offerings and funerary attires. …