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principle gave rise to the first arts, which the wants 

 of nature and their political constitution required. 

 They built their houses of a quadrangular form, 

 and covered the roof "with rushes, the walls were 

 made of wood plaistcred with clay, arid sometimes 

 of brick, called by them tica ; the use of which they 

 doubtless learned from the Peruvians, among whom 

 it was known by the same name. 



From the wool of the Cliilihueque, they manufac- 

 tured cloths for their garments : for this they made 

 use of the spindle and distaff, and two kinds of 

 looms ; the first, called giiregiie^ is not very unlike 

 that used in Europe ; the other is vertical, from 

 whence it derives its name iithalgue, from the verb 

 iithalen^ which signifies to stand upright. Their 

 language contains words appropriate to every part 

 of these looms, and whatever relates to the manu- 

 facture of wool. They had likewise a kind of nee- 

 dle to sew their garments, as is obvious from the 

 \'erb nudiiven^ to sew ; but of what substance it was 

 made I am unable to determine. Embroidery, to 

 which they gave the name of dumican, was also 

 known to them. 



From these arts of the first necessity, they pro- 

 ceeded to those of a secondary kind, or such as were 

 required by convenience. With the excellent clay 

 of their country, they made pots, plates, cups and 

 even large jars to hold their fermented liquors. 

 These vessels they baked in certain ovens or holes, 

 made in the declivity of hills. They also made use 

 of a mineral earth called co/o, for varnishing their 

 vessels. It is very certain that the art of pottery is 



