Indian Art Is Not Limited to Basketry 



The Indians of 

 South America are 

 so intermixed with 

 the Spanish and 

 other Europeans 

 that there are few 

 true to type. But 

 in the mountain 

 regions there are 

 many reminders of 

 the primitive tribes. 

 At left is shown a 

 group of images of 

 Colombian peasants 

 carved from Seiba 

 wood. These little 

 figures are made in 

 great quantities by 

 the young gii 3 of 

 Bogota, Colombia. 

 They are very ac- 

 curate in details of 

 costume and expres- 

 sion. Types such 

 as these are com- 

 mon among the 

 tribes in portions 

 of the upper Andea 



The South American Indians are adept at making 

 pictures out of feathers. Above is shown a bird 

 scene fashioned entirely from feathers of tropical 

 birds. It represents twelve days' steady work 



At left: Statue of a Colombian peasant woman. It 

 is molded from a peculiarly hard wax which does not 

 melt even in the tropical heat. The costume- 

 even the cigar— is typical of the Chibcha Indians 



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