. Bulletin. Ethnology. / a o Figure 52.—Guaymi household furnishings, a, Wooden bench V-shaped seat; h, c, wooden mortar and pestle. with concave The center of the floor of a Guaymi house is usually occupied by a large log trough in which chicha is made. Troughs are hewn into several forms: Some are canoe-shaped with pointed ends; some have square ends; others have a lip or flange on the ends. The sides are simply the surface from which the bark has been peeled. Grain is stored in house lofts in cylindrical bins of bark, in baskets and such. The Bribri are said occasionally to build outdoor gr
. Bulletin. Ethnology. / a o Figure 52.—Guaymi household furnishings, a, Wooden bench V-shaped seat; h, c, wooden mortar and pestle. with concave The center of the floor of a Guaymi house is usually occupied by a large log trough in which chicha is made. Troughs are hewn into several forms: Some are canoe-shaped with pointed ends; some have square ends; others have a lip or flange on the ends. The sides are simply the surface from which the bark has been peeled. Grain is stored in house lofts in cylindrical bins of bark, in baskets and such. The Bribri are said occasionally to build outdoor granaries. Mis- cellaneous property is hung about the houses in string bags and gourds and sometimes in baskets. Bows, blowguns, and arrows are hung in crude racks or stuck in the thatch. Sometimes, particularly in the Tropical Forest, poultry and even swine are confined in pens inside the house. The fireplace is inside the house, usually opposite the door, if the house is walled, and its vicinity is cluttered with culinary acticles, such as metates and large chicha jars, the latter propped up with sticks and stones. Metates, however, may be in a separate shelter. Bribri houses may have floors about 4 feet ( m.) from the ground (Skinner, 1920, p. 48) ; these cover only part of the area of the house. Floors and lofts are reached by a short notched-log ladder. 6S3334—48 17. 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 resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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