Jagua, A Journey Into Body Art from the Amazon
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Carine Jr. Fabius. Jagua, A Journey Into Body Art from the Amazon
Chapter One: Jagua—The Prequel
The Henna Back Story
Walking into Body Art
Chapter Two: Jagua, the Movie
Meeting Jagua
Chapter Three: Pascal’s Journal
A Brief History of The Matsés
Essays
Ahhh, Frog Sweat... By Peter Gorman
My Life Among the Humans: A Concise Autobiography By David W. Fleck
Chapter Four: Bringing Jagua Home
Chapter Five: The Jagua Fruit
Just the Facts
Medicinal Properties of the Jagua Fruit
The Vampire Catfish of the Amazon
Chapter Six: Jagua Magic
Mystical Jagua Beliefs
Traditional Jagua Tales
Indian Ink By Cristina Mittermeier
Jagua People
The Kayapo
The Zapara (or Sapara)
The Shuar (a.k.a. Jivaro)
The Tsachila
The Embera-Waounan (formerly the Chocos)
The Yucuna (or Yukuna)
The Kuna
The Yuqui
The Tikuna (or Ticuna)
The Yagua
The Arakmbut
The Ka’apor (a.k.a. Urubu)
The Canelos-Quichua (a.k.a. Quichua of Pastaza)
The Shipibo-Conibo
Chapter Seven: Jagua Tattoos
Henna vs . Jagua
Still, It’s Body Art
A Short History of Tattoos
The Rise of Tattoo Nation
The Ink Factor
Chapter Eight: Frequently Asked Questions About Jagua
Appendix I: Amazonia—Land of Jagua
Amazon 101
The Indians
Appendix II: Tales From The Amazon
The Legend of the Pink Dolphin
Tales of the Anaconda
Bibliography
Books
Studies, Essays and Articles
Websites
Photography and Graphics
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There is a fruit that grows in the lush and steamy verdant jungle of Amazonia that can only be described as noir. Dreamlike, strange, erotic, and cruel—these are some of the terms used in defining the classic film noir genre, and there is a case to be made for the comparison. Imagine a fruit whose innocent green skin belies a buttery yellow center, which yields a transparent liquid resembling fresh water. Smear this juice on your body and, a few hours later, a surreal transformation occurs. Your skin color has metamorphosed to black. Blue-black. Noir. Some might think it erotic; however, it is no stretch to imagine that, in some circles, this might be considered cruel. But relax. It’s not forever. Give it a couple of weeks and you’ll be back to normal....
The jagua fruit and flower
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And then we found out about the jagua fruit. We heard it was an edible fruit from the Amazon, full of medicinal properties, plus the ability to stain the skin blue-black—just like a real tattoo—and then disappear completely in 10–14 days.
It wasn’t easy, but after much investigation, following numerous leads that more often than not brought us to dead ends, sending a hundred emails and making a thousand telephone calls to friends, and friends of friends, and often complete strangers, someone finally put us in contact with an American living in Peru. I’ll call him Mr. X. This Mr. X had had dealings with a number of indigenous groups living in the jungle and, for a negligible fee, he offered to facilitate introductions. A couple of months and multiple conversations later, we decided to dispatch my husband and partner, Pascal Giacomini, on an extended trip to some of the most isolated villages in the world, deep inside the Amazon rainforest where jagua grows.
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