Female body painting of a Matsés woman. Like many Amazonian tribes, the Matses use a red dye obtained from the annatto plant (Bixa orellana) to paint their face and bodies. Women typically paint another woman's body. Indigenous Amazonians have a different perspective of their bodies and do not share western taboos of appearing unclothed in public. Like most indigenous people of the Amazon, Matses women did not wear clothes until after making contact with western societies.