The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . allsizes and descriptions, frightened our animals, althoughthey were old and decrepit. Following the Chunchu-sicuri,a second procession wended its way to the village. Thiswas the ancient and honorable cluster of Ohirihuanos.**Their dress consisted of the usual festive garb of theAymara: jacket, trousers, white shirt, and an occasionalvest. Over these was draped a white mantle, graceful whennew, but already much worn. Over this mantle a broadband of parrot feathers, beautifully worked, was fasteneda drum. On the head they wore a black hat, but th
The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated . allsizes and descriptions, frightened our animals, althoughthey were old and decrepit. Following the Chunchu-sicuri,a second procession wended its way to the village. Thiswas the ancient and honorable cluster of Ohirihuanos.**Their dress consisted of the usual festive garb of theAymara: jacket, trousers, white shirt, and an occasionalvest. Over these was draped a white mantle, graceful whennew, but already much worn. Over this mantle a broadband of parrot feathers, beautifully worked, was fasteneda drum. On the head they wore a black hat, but this post-Columbian head-gear was disguised by a profusion ofmostly drooping plumes, white and red. With the first ofthese two groups a few women jogged along, joining in thediscordant shouts and arrayed in their most select accoutre-ments: a number of gaudy skirts and the little bundle ofblankets on the back. These women accompanied theChunchu-sicuri, the Chirihuanos not allowing women todance with them. Forcing our animals past this noisy pro-. c3 0^ o O
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