. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. INDIAN TRIBES OF BRAZIL. 375 as far as they were able. They have the same habit of snuff-taking already described for the Jamamadi and the Paumari'. They were cannibals up to the time of the settlement of the river, and the cust is said to bo still retained in the villages not yel reached by civiliza-. .^,;:r^V,^v\s,,;;\^<' ? Fig. 1.—Side elevation of Hypurina Indian house, a, rafters; b, ridg , olc; C, hoop supporting rafters. tion. Tho
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. INDIAN TRIBES OF BRAZIL. 375 as far as they were able. They have the same habit of snuff-taking already described for the Jamamadi and the Paumari'. They were cannibals up to the time of the settlement of the river, and the cust is said to bo still retained in the villages not yel reached by civiliza-. .^,;:r^V,^v\s,,;;\^<' ? Fig. 1.—Side elevation of Hypurina Indian house, a, rafters; b, ridg , olc; C, hoop supporting rafters. tion. Though warlike, they have never attacked the intruding set- tlers, as the wild tribes about the rapids of the Madeira have done. They sleep in bark hammocks. One was seen in use among them made of three lone, broad strips of bark, tied together at their ends. They preserve the bones of their dead, wrapping them in bundles and hanging them to the roof of one of their houses, deserted for the 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. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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