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The bodies of Kayapo of all ages and genders are painted according to a code comprising colours, design and style. The painting of the body marks stages and modes of socialization of the body’s natural powers, symbolizing muscular strength and energy, sexuality and reproductivity. Two colours are used in the painting – red and black – and each serves to signify different things. The word for black also means dead, and the colour is associated with taboo and natural states incompatible with normal social existence. Red is associated with vitality and energy. The application of these two paints on different parts of the body is also significant to the social meaning of bodily adornment for the Kayapo.