. Bulletin. Ethnology. J Figure 22. -Pottery forms and decorations, o, 6, c. Water jars, showing painted designs. d, e, g. Bowls, f. Pottery plate used for toasting seeds. the pottery placed on it and covered with other sticks, and then a hot fire bakes the pottery for about two hours. Such quick firing produces a poor quality of pottery, but leaves it porous. Since these pots are used only as water jars, this has the effect of keeping the water very cool (pi, 13, 2; fig. 22). CLOTHING Most of the Yaruros whom I saw possessed some scrap of cloth- ing which was worn both as protection against t
. Bulletin. Ethnology. J Figure 22. -Pottery forms and decorations, o, 6, c. Water jars, showing painted designs. d, e, g. Bowls, f. Pottery plate used for toasting seeds. the pottery placed on it and covered with other sticks, and then a hot fire bakes the pottery for about two hours. Such quick firing produces a poor quality of pottery, but leaves it porous. Since these pots are used only as water jars, this has the effect of keeping the water very cool (pi, 13, 2; fig. 22). CLOTHING Most of the Yaruros whom I saw possessed some scrap of cloth- ing which was worn both as protection against the weather and for social show. In manj" cases this clothing consisted of mere shreds, as can be seen in plate 15, 1. The men wear coats and trousers or merely trousers. The women wear camisoles of the thin- nest goods which in no way hides their nakedness. Most of this clothing is discarded when there are no visitors around camp, and. 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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