. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 2] THE ARAUCANIANS—COOPER 733 feast, in more recent times at least, a white lamb was sacrificed, some of its blood sprinkled in the four cardinal directions, and the rest poured into a hole in the ground where the severed umbilical cord was deposited. South of Tolten, a tree was planted at the name-giving feast of a male child. The name of a female child could not be men- tioned lest she die. (On kuga names, see supra under Kinship, p. 723.) Two types of cradle were used (fig. 78): a portable one, of two longitudinal arms connected with boards or else a netted frame
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 2] THE ARAUCANIANS—COOPER 733 feast, in more recent times at least, a white lamb was sacrificed, some of its blood sprinkled in the four cardinal directions, and the rest poured into a hole in the ground where the severed umbilical cord was deposited. South of Tolten, a tree was planted at the name-giving feast of a male child. The name of a female child could not be men- tioned lest she die. (On kuga names, see supra under Kinship, p. 723.) Two types of cradle were used (fig. 78): a portable one, of two longitudinal arms connected with boards or else a netted frame, with bow; and a swinging "hammock" type (illustrated in: Smith, 1855, p. 213; Latcham, 1909, pis. 34-35; cf. Moesbach, 1936, pp. 186-88 for description).. c-i XU Figure 78.—Mapuche cradles. (After Smith, 1855, p. 213.) After childbirth, cohabitation of husband with wife was not resumed until weaning, which did not take place until all the child's teeth were cut (Latcham, 1909, p. 360), or until a year after birth or, if the child was weak, 18 months or more (Claude Joseph, 1933-34, p. 713). Both abortion and infanticide occurred, but how commonly is not clear. Gusinde (1936, passim) lists about a dozen different plant abortifacients. Deformed offspring and one of twins were done away with, by being thrown into the water or suffocated with mud (Guevara Silva, 1929, 2:241-42; 1908, p. 222). Felix Jose (1916, 1:91) fists the verb koftun, meaning to kill an infant and roast its testicles in a heated pot, as done sometimes by an unmarried mother to avenge herself on her unfaithful lover—so making him impotent (Guevara Silva, 1908, p. 222; 1929, 2:242). The present writer has come across no specific mention of contraceptive practices; apparently in recent. 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
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