A postcard of a colour photograph of a group of Amazonians watching some sort of dance. A figure in the right corner of the photograph is dressed in elaborate native dress. The back of the postcard states that the photograph is of KAMAIURA INDIANS FROM THE HIGH XINGU (DANCE OF THE DEATHS).
Postcard of a group of twelve Amazonians watching a performance
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