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- 01Olive Oatman was sold between tribes — first held by Yavapai, then traded to the Mohave for two horses and blankets.
- 02The Mohave tattooed Olive's chin in a pattern they said would identify her in the afterlife.
- 03After her 1856 rescue, Olive wore a high collar to hide the tattoo but lectured publicly about her five years in captivity.