SOUTH AMERICA. (D.f.) 



[ I.] Pipe, Palo Santo (Holy wood ;) straight, i3|in. 

 long, I fin. square at larger end, liin. square at smaller. 

 In large end is a conical hole in which to insert a roll of 

 tobacco leaves — at small end a reed mouthpiece. Two sides 

 incised, with large serpent, leopard and cub, great ant bear, 

 and another animal. The other sides with circular and 

 rectangular designs ; the lines being filled with white ; brass 

 nails. Roll of tobacco-leaves with pipe. (Used by Payagua 

 Chiefs, Paraguay.) 



[ 2.] Pipe, wood ; a human figure sitting, rudely carved. 

 3in. high, i^in. diameter; carved wood stem, 7^in. long. 

 (Paraguay.) 



[ 3.] Instrument for taking Niopo snuff. 6f in. long. 

 A double tube made of bones of a bird, united to a short 

 single tube. The double tube tipped with small nuts ; these 

 are applied to the nostrils, while the other end is dipped into 

 the snuff. (Madeira River, Brazil.) 



[4.] Pipe ; bowl, black clay, touched with gold ; stem 

 a reed ; middle and ends painted ; mouthpiece, lead. sft. 

 long. (Amazons.) 



[ 5.] Pipe, with clay bowl ; bow! touched with gold ; 

 reed stem, painted. 4o|in. long. (Amazons.) 



[6.] Pipe stem, 4oin. long; painted. (Amazons.) 



[ 7.]' Pipe stem, painted. 24Mn. long. (Amazons.) 



[ 8.] Pipe stem ; made of the wood of a tree called 

 Tacuari; tipped with lead; painted at ends. i5iin. long. 

 (Indians of Caripi, River Para.) 



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