INDEX 



Adornment — Page. 



ear tubes 25. 20 



for the feast 62, 67-0.8 



in dressing ceremony 8.3 



necklaces 25. 2C. 



»S'cc DRESS ; Painting. 



Addltery, punishment for 10 



AGOUTI, as food 45 



Ancestors, spirits of, called " Old 



Ones •' 23 



Animals — 



belief in relationship with 3.3 



heads of, used as trophies 32-34 



Arrows, poisoned, use of -7 



Bananas, for the victory feast 50 



BASKETS, made for the victory feast_ 50 



BATHING — 



after the dance 70, 73, 83, 86 



for purification 42 



of warriors 34 



Bklt — 



object of 26 



of boa .skin 25 



Benches, bamboo 49 



See Seats. 



Birds — 



uelief concerning 45 



kind of. eaten by warriors 44 



songs addressed to 80 



Blood op chicken — 



ceremonial use of 35. 36 



magic power of 39 



Blowpipes, used in hunting 7. 44 



Boa serpent, belief concerning 61 



Body painting 62, 67, 80 



instrument used for 43 



reason for 25, 39 



washing off of 46 



with blood 37 



with tobacco juice 68 



Boys — 



education of 2 



part taken by, at dance 09 



Burial op those killed by the 



lance 28 



Canelos Indians — 



customs of, in marking shield-- 7 



relations of, with whites 15 



trap of 5 



wars of extermination against- 14 



Cap, of monkey skin 25 



Ceremonies — - 



conjuration 51-50 



connected with head trophy 75 



dressing 83-84 



fundamental ideas of 87-89 



object of 65 



of cutting hair 86 



Terbmonies — Continued. Page. 



of making manioc wine 56-60 



of painting with blood 37 



of placing seats 74 



of reducing head trophy 30 



of shield 75, 84 



of skinning the head trophy_- 29-:?0 



purification . 35—38 



" Washing of the blood " 35, 36 



with heated stones 60-61 



See Body painting ; Dance ; 

 En£ma ; Feasts ; Tobacco. 



Chant to the tiger 53-54 



Chickens — - 



blood of, used in ceremony — 35, 36-37 



breeding of, for feast 39 



magic power of blood of 39 



main di»h at feast 38 



preparation of, for feast 82 



Chiefs — 



authority of 8 



election of, for war only 8, 20 



rivalry between 15 



wars planned by 20 



Chieftainship — 



hereditary nature of 8 



temporary nature of 7-8 



Chonta palm — 



belief concerning 6 



supernatural power of 36 



Chonta pins. See Pins. 



Clothing. See Dress. 



Compensation — 



for death from illness 10 



for murder 11 



Conjuration — 



for fecundity of women 52 



referring to game 51-52 



to paralyze danger 51 



to the night bird 53 



Dance — 



after purification 39 



at drinking bout 80 



hantsemata 30, 07-70 



ihiambrama 37, 64 



introductory, with trophy 35 



object of 36 



when attacked 27 



wuimenshi 5i -56 



Datura arborea, drink made from- 'i., 3 

 \ Death — 



as a result of witchcraft 15 



beliefs concerning 41 



Decoration of shields 7 



Deer, belief concerning 4i . 45 



Defense, means of 3-7 



Dieting. See Fasting; Food; 

 Taboos. 



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