. Bulletin. Ethnology. 258 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [B. A. E. Bdll. 143 The Chaco Indians assume that red head bands or red ponchos so fascinate deer that they are unable to run away, thus allowing the hunter to walk within shooting range. They also know how to decoy animals by imitating their calls. Some hunters build blinds near watering places from which they shoot game. The equestrian Indians did most of their hunting on horseback. Naked Mhayd hunters riding bareback on specially trained horses, pursued deer until they were abreast of them and could either knock them down with clubs or trans
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 258 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [B. A. E. Bdll. 143 The Chaco Indians assume that red head bands or red ponchos so fascinate deer that they are unable to run away, thus allowing the hunter to walk within shooting range. They also know how to decoy animals by imitating their calls. Some hunters build blinds near watering places from which they shoot game. The equestrian Indians did most of their hunting on horseback. Naked Mhayd hunters riding bareback on specially trained horses, pursued deer until they were abreast of them and could either knock them down with clubs or transfix them with spears. The use of bows and arrows was restricted to hunting in thickets where horses could not move freely. Jaguars are surrounded by hunters armed with spears and are killed when they attempt to break through the circle of assailants. The Mhayd caught jaguars in a ring of fire and slew the animals with clubs and spears. They also caught them in a trap which con- sisted of a spring-pole noose trap. The Mocovi and Mataco combined this type of trap with a pitfall. For various traps, see figures 26, 27, 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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