It comes across looking green because I used blue to shade, but it's meant to be yellow. I'm not sure why Mixtec women wore yellow body paint, but it was a popular fashion among them as can be seen in the Mixtec codices.
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It may be similar to the Nahuas who associated the yellow with the maize plant and its pollen. Also, fertility since it was applied for the wedding and the goddesses who wore it being progenitors of maize. And since it was a cosmetic the elites had access to, it was valued. Also, nice work here!
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