INDEX 



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Uaupes River Indians — 



binas of 284-285 



eclipses among 258-259 



festivals 138, 139 



food laws 297 



medicine-men 341 



natal customs 322 



puberty 311 



resemblance to women 365 



storms 269-270 



talismans 291 



Urine, retention of, cure for 53, 371 



Vampire — 



description of 192 



legend 221 



Vauohan. Dr. G. T., acknowl- 

 edgments to 38 



Vegetable dyes, sources 80. 83 



Veneziela, investigation in 107 



Vexgeance — 



agent 357-361 



agent of, purification 360-361 



discovery of object of 356-357 



execution of 358-361 



incarnation of 354-355 



laws of 354,357-361 



See also Kanaima. 

 Vernatti. Sir Philberto, cited.. 41 



Victory, augury of 271-272 



Virtue, conception of.. 119-161, 162-163 

 Vision — 



association of. with wishing . . 301 



restrictions on 292, 298-302, 311 



See also Eyes. 



Visitors, omen of 271, 275-277 



Vomiting, induced, practice of. . . 53, 



63, 295, 351 

 VoNDEN Steinen (VDS).cited. 149,225 



Von Martius, , cited 290, 



362, 368 



VuLTIRE — 



legends concerning 206- 



208, 212, 343-345, 371 

 spirit incarnated in 175 



Wallace. \. R. (ARW)— 



cited 118, 



139. 157, 258, 270. 291. 295. 297. 311, 

 315, 320, 322, 325, 341, 367, 368, 369 



on Amazons 365 



on .lurupari music 138 



Walther, Henry, work of 23 



Wapisiana Indians — 



belief as to idiocy 166 



beliefs as to spirits 172, 174 



couvade 322 



customs 254, 322 



food 296 



War, declaration 362 



War Gods, Zuni — 



medicines of 39 



shrine of the 35 



snakeweed named by 53 



Warracaba tigers, description.. 367 



Warrau Indians — 



abbreviation for name 107 



amativeness, expression 164' 



anger among, sign 300-301 



beliefs 118,119,120, 160 



binas 284, 285, 286 



burial customs 156, 157, 160, 287 



couvade 322 



exorcism 196-197 



food 352 



legends 122- 



133, 142-144, 150-151, 166, 172- 

 173, 174, 177-178, 180, 182-184, 

 190-191, 193, 195, 199-203, 205- 

 208, 210-211. 213-218. 223-227, 

 244-245. 247. 240-251. 255-256, 

 263-267. 271-273, 286, 292-293, 

 302-303, 334-336, 342, 380-382 



marriage customs 319 



medicine-men 342 



menstruation 309 



names 307 



natal customs 320, 322 



ordeals 300, 310, 339 



origin of man 142, 143-144 



propitiation by 230, 299 



puberty 309, 31 1, 312 



quarrel with Water Spirits 241 



use of boats 125 



vengeance 355, 357 



words taboo 252 



Washing, soapweed used for 83 



Washington , researches in 11, 15 



Wasp eggs, binas from 288 



Wasps — 



dogs named after 307 



legends 334, 336-337 



used in ordeals 300-310 



W.issi. poison of 358-359 



