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"Whether in the Italian kitchen or in the Indian Bollywood film, whether in South American adornment or Indonesian textiles, whether in the eroticism of New Guinea art, or Indonesian medicines - the color red is never chosen randomly. The form, colour and function are interrelated. In all the world, people use red dyes to enhance the appearance of their items and to transform themselves. Red seems to be a Universal too, but its' interpretation differs from culture to culture."--Bookjacket [translated from the German].