. Bulletin. Ethnology. 374 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [ Bull. 143 MANUFACTURES Spinning and weaving.—Both rolled {"Bororo") and drop ("An- dean") spindles are known. Fringed bands are woven on looms similar to those of the Itene {More) (p. 402). Hammocks, which seem to reach a record length among some of the upper Guapore River tribes, are made by extending a single warp between two perpendicular posts and twining it with a double weft. Arm bands are knitted around a circular piece of wood with a bone or wooden needle {Macurap and Aricapu). Pottery.—Pottery is generally c
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 374 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [ Bull. 143 MANUFACTURES Spinning and weaving.—Both rolled {"Bororo") and drop ("An- dean") spindles are known. Fringed bands are woven on looms similar to those of the Itene {More) (p. 402). Hammocks, which seem to reach a record length among some of the upper Guapore River tribes, are made by extending a single warp between two perpendicular posts and twining it with a double weft. Arm bands are knitted around a circular piece of wood with a bone or wooden needle {Macurap and Aricapu). Pottery.—Pottery is generally crude and the clay used for its manu- facture is not tempered. Calabash containers are especially common. Weapons.—To make an ax, the VVayoro insert a stone blade into a wooden handle, lash the head, and smear it with wax; the Huari use a vine or split branch bent double over the butt and tightened with bast and wax (fig. 45).. Figure 45.—Huari ax. (Redrawn from Nordenskiold, 1924 b, fig. 26.) Arrow feathering is of the "Xingii" (flush) sewn type {Tupari, Arua) or of the "Arara" (arched) type (Huari, Kepikiriwat). Arrow points are made of plain or indented bamboo splinters, bone points, or spikes of sting rays. The Tupari paint arrow feathers. A tribe of the Pimenta Bueno region, known only through some implements found in the pos- session of the Kepikirizuat, paint red, black, and white earth between the feathering of the arrow shaft. The Amniapd use three-pointed arrows for birds; the Kepikiriwat use similar arrows with less feathering for fishing. Arrows poisoned with curare and the point protected with a bamboo sheath are attributed to the Kepikiriwat, Amniapd, and Pawumwa. The Paivumwa use blowguns. Clubs are used only as dance paraphernalia, except among the Huari, who fight with large, double-edged clubs, 4 to 5 feet ( to m.) long, decorated with a basketry casing around the handle. SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS Sibs which are named after animals
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