So Field Museum of Natural History Axtil, Vol. XII. 



small stick or lease rod, and lastly by passing over and under, or around, 

 other lease rods. These are rolled away as the work progresses. 



After the cloth is removed from the loom it is polished. A long pole 

 of palma brava is fitted into a notch in the roof. The operator seats 

 herself on the floor with a smooth board before her, or in her lap, and 

 on it places the dampened cloth. A shell is fitted over the lower end 

 of the pole, which is bent and made bowlike, until the shell rests on 

 the cloth. It is then ironed rapidly to and fro until the fabric has 

 received a high polish (Plate XXIV). 



The woman's duties do not end with the manufacture of cloth, for 

 all the garments worn by the members of the tribe are the result of her 

 handiwork. She sews the strips of hemp cloth into skirts, men's 

 trousers, carrying bags, and sometimes into jackets. The women 

 devote hours of labor to these jackets, covering arms, necks, and waist 

 bands with colored embroidery or designs in applique, while on the better 

 garments they place elaborate designs in beads or shell disks. 



After the evening meal is over the women of the household gather 

 around the flickering lights, and until far into the night work on these 

 garments, bead necklaces, or other ornaments. 



Only a few of the weavers attempt to make the peculiar chocolate- 

 colored head covering worn by the magani. For these kerchiefs the 

 woman weaves a square cotton cloth of the desired size, and at one 

 corner attaches a small brass hook. Joined to the hook, by means of 

 a chain, is a loop which fits over the toes of the operator, thus enabling 

 her to keep the fabric taut while her hands are left free for work. Small 

 sections of this cloth are raised and are wrapped with waxed thread, so 

 that when the fabric is dyed these portions will not receive the coloring 

 matter (Plate XXV). Later the overtying is removed, leaving small 

 white rings or squares on a chocolate-colored background. These 

 cloths are meant primarily for the warriors, but expert weavers, who 

 are under the protection of a certain powerful spirit, are also permitted 

 to wear an upper garment of this material. 



A considerable part of the man's time is consumed in preparation 

 for, or actual participation in, hunting or warfare, but in addition to 

 this he does a goodly portion of the work in the fields, and is the house 

 builder. When a man is about to erect a dwelling he notifies his friends 

 to come and aid him. This they will do without pay, but when in need 

 of similar services they will expect and will receive similar help. All 

 sorts of house-furnishings, such as spoons, meat blocks, or rice mortars, 

 are made by the man, and not infrequently, he assists in the making or 

 waterproofing of baskets. A few of the old men of Cibolan still engage 



