The dress of those who live in the western val- 

 leys of the Andes, consists of various kinds of 

 woollen cloth ; but those who inhabit the eastern, 

 or the true Patagonians, cover themselves with 

 the skins of guanacos and other wild animals. 

 Some of them wear the poncho of the Arauca- 

 nianSj which is a kind of cloakj of an oblong 

 form,, with a hole in the middle to put the head 

 through. The Pehuelques, who occupy the 

 southern Andes^, wear a leathern hat, decorated 

 with feathers ; they paint their bodies and faces 

 of various colours, particularly their eyelids. 

 The women, who are all of a lofty stature, dress 

 much like the men, except that, instead of 

 breeches, they wear a small apron. 



All these people live under tents made of skins, 

 which they easily transport from one place to 

 another, whither they remove for the conveni- 

 ence of pasturage. They are divided into several 

 tribe, each of which has its particular chief, to 

 whom thev give the name of L Iman ; like the 

 other Chilians, Ihcy are idolaters. Their lan- 

 guage is every where the same, except that the 

 eastern tribes have rather a guttural pronuncia- 

 tion. These people are almost constantly during 

 the day on horsieback ; their saddles are made 

 like the pack-saddles of our asscs, the bridle is 

 a leather string, the bit, stirrups, and spurs, are 

 of wood, but u'^twithstanding the rudejiess of 

 this equipage, they are good horsemen, and al- 



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