. Bulletin. Ethnology. Beals] CONTEMPORARY CULTURE OF CAHITA INDIANS 11 or ironwood, to which is usually tied a crosspiece to act either as a hook or to prevent the spear point from entering the fruit too far (pi. 7, fig. 1). Fruit is placed in a special container (wakal) sus- pended from the shoulder. The wakal is a cylindrical receptacle of cane splints twined together with mesquite bark. The bottom is woven of mesquite-bark strips. Bailing wire is superseding bark. A strap passes over the shoulder (fig. 2).. Figure 2.—Carrying basket, or wakal, used in gathering pitahaya fruit. Made of spli
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Beals] CONTEMPORARY CULTURE OF CAHITA INDIANS 11 or ironwood, to which is usually tied a crosspiece to act either as a hook or to prevent the spear point from entering the fruit too far (pi. 7, fig. 1). Fruit is placed in a special container (wakal) sus- pended from the shoulder. The wakal is a cylindrical receptacle of cane splints twined together with mesquite bark. The bottom is woven of mesquite-bark strips. Bailing wire is superseding bark. A strap passes over the shoulder (fig. 2).. Figure 2.—Carrying basket, or wakal, used in gathering pitahaya fruit. Made of split canes twined with mes- quite-bark strips. The bottom is made of mesquite-bark strips interwoven; the carrying strap is of canvas. Di- ameter, 10 inches; height, IOV2 inches. (Univ. Calif. Mus. Cat. 3, No. 3245.) The Yaqui use the ecJios fruit also, scooping out the interior and placing it in a receptacle as it is gathered. Some fruits and seeds still gathered are: aki pottan, ripe pitahayas (aki, pitahaya fruit). sayamme, salas (root) ; possibly same as sawa, a root resembling a sweet- potato. It is a mainstay in war times among the Yaqui. hito, a tree; the nut is used, bakuem, greens of wild land plants. w§'e, gi'eens of water plants. HUNTING At the present time relatively little hunting is done by the Mayo. Bows and arrows are used to kill rabbits, birds, and other small game, and in outlying districts men may still be seen carrying them to and from work in the fields. Small boys also have bows and arrows, and do a good deal of hunting for small game. Deer hunting with bow and arrows is very rare. Most large game hunting is done with rifles, and as the Government has confiscated most of these, hunting has declined. Some trapping for skins is done with modern steel traps. Possibly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly r
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