Tohõ Pataxó

"For a long time, the body painting was little-used and almost lost. The elders… have been teaching us the meaning of colours and patterns, and they are used in our rites and festivities."

Tohõ Pataxó is a teacher and a community leader of the Pataxó Indigenous community living in the Pé do Monte Pataxó village located in the state of Bahia, BrazilThe Pataxó people were nomads, and they... read more