. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 3] THE CARAJA—LIPKIND 185 Basketry.—The Carajd excel in the variety and solidity of their plait- work, which includes burden baskets, strainers, shoulder bags, bottles, elliptical feather cases, and boat-shaped containers for suspension. Twill- ing and twining are the dominant techniques (pi. 22). Textiles.—The Carajd produce some taffetalike fabrics, but in 1775 Pinto da Fonseca found them using cotton solely for fish nets and bow- strings, so that he himself introduced a loom and taught the women how to work it. Featherwork.—In contrast to their Ge neighbors of Ea
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 3] THE CARAJA—LIPKIND 185 Basketry.—The Carajd excel in the variety and solidity of their plait- work, which includes burden baskets, strainers, shoulder bags, bottles, elliptical feather cases, and boat-shaped containers for suspension. Twill- ing and twining are the dominant techniques (pi. 22). Textiles.—The Carajd produce some taffetalike fabrics, but in 1775 Pinto da Fonseca found them using cotton solely for fish nets and bow- strings, so that he himself introduced a loom and taught the women how to work it. Featherwork.—In contrast to their Ge neighbors of Eastern Brazil, the Carajd are outstanding for featherwork. They make wide-meshed and close-meshed caps with feathers tied to the intersection of the interlaced splints and arranged into rosettes, diadems of feathers stuck into radially mounted cane tubes, and other types of ornaments (pi. 21). Axes.—Stone axes figure in old Carajd petroglyphs and have been found by many travelers in the area. They were used for adzing, chopping, and warfare, and as chief's badges. Iron axes have rapidly replaced 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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