What are some possible reasons the king's agents would want to see the gifts from the
Portuguese crew before they were presented
to the king?

The voyage which the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama made to India. When we arrived at Calicut the king (the Zamorin) was fifteen leagues away. He ordered that water for our hands should be given us, also some fruit, one kind. Then as they knew that there were Christian kings there like themselves.

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roucou

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The Amerindians had a tribe called Kalinagos. The Kalinagos used a colorful, special powder that comes in different colors (red, yellow, purple, etc.). This roucou was used when making art, or during different types of festivity. The answer to the question is roucou.