. Bulletin. Ethnology. 272 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [ Bull. 143 Calabashes.—Calabashes, frequently decorated with incised geometric and realistic designs, are used for storage and as dishes (pi. 54, c). Ceramics.—Coiled pottery is made in a variety of shapes, often of anthropomorphic or zoomorphic design (figs. 64 and 65). Metallurgy.—Some of the silver ornaments are cold-hammered from coins or from silver obtained from traders. Weapons.—Bows and arrows are used. The latter are unfeathered and fitted with single or multiple points or with blunt heads. Blowguns are made of two grooved strip
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 272 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [ Bull. 143 Calabashes.—Calabashes, frequently decorated with incised geometric and realistic designs, are used for storage and as dishes (pi. 54, c). Ceramics.—Coiled pottery is made in a variety of shapes, often of anthropomorphic or zoomorphic design (figs. 64 and 65). Metallurgy.—Some of the silver ornaments are cold-hammered from coins or from silver obtained from traders. Weapons.—Bows and arrows are used. The latter are unfeathered and fitted with single or multiple points or with blunt heads. Blowguns are made of two grooved strips of wood wound with bast fiber and fitted with a sight. The poison darts are carried in a bamboo quiver to which is attached a calabash stuffed with light, fluffy fiber to be twisted on the dart shaft. Two poisons are used: (1) a vegetable poison, with a spe-. 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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