INDEX 



93 



Page. 



LoGRONO, massacre at 1 



"Lord of the head," rights of 29 



Maikoa, a narcotic drinli 2, 3, 55 



Manioc, as food for warriors 19, 34, 



38, 40, 44 

 Manioc bbkr — 



drinking of, at feast- 55, 63, 65, 79-80 



made by women only 60 



object in drinlcing 18 



preparation of 56, 58-60 



special brew of 79 



the national drinlj 19 



Manioc wine — 



ceremony of drinking 45, 85 



preparation of 56-58, 66-67 



Marriage customs 12. 37 



Massacre op white popdlation — 1 



Medicine man, responsibility of 9 



Mendoza, massacre at 1 



Monkey flesh, taboo concerning 45 



Monkey skin, cap of 25 



Morona River, Jibaros living on 1 



Murder — 



as a cause of feuds 10 



within the family 13 



within the tribe 13 



Music 53, 55 



Mutilation in warfare 28' 



Myths — 



of the fish kanga 45-46 



of the sloth 33 



Name, native, of Jibaros 1 



NATfiMA — 



narcotic effect of 72 



the sacred drink 70 



Nayapi, a Jibaro chief 15 



mention of 24 



no feasts given by 29 



Necklaces, of jaguar teeth 25 



object of 26 



Organization, tribal, lack of 1 



Ornament. See Adornment; 

 Dress ; Painting. 



Paca, belief concerning 45 



Painting, facial and body 25, 



39, 43, 46, 62, 63, 67, 68, 86 



with blood 37 



with genipa dye 18, 25, 38, 43, 46 



with tobacco juice OS 



Palati, a Canclos chief 15 



Pastaza River, jibaros living on__ 1 

 Pins, chonta, closing lips of 



trophy 31 



magical power of 32 



removal of 75 



Poison, use of 7 



Polygamy, practice of 10 



Population 1 



Pot, broken clay — 



reason for using 40 



used in head reduction 31 



Pottery — 



described 49 



made by women 12, 23 



Bee Pot ; vessels. 



Priest — Page. 



part taken by, in ceremonies.- 57, 



60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 74 



power of 89 



warrior acting as 50 



Priestess — 



dress of 74 



old woman acting as 50-51 



part taken by, in ceremonies.- 56, 



58, 59, 69, 80 



power of 89 



Puberty feast 2 



Purification, ceremonial 35-38 



QiiiCHUA language, words from 55 



Rattles, snail shell — 



as means of conjuration 03 



worn by women at dance 35, 63, 07 



Religion, blood revenge due to 11 



Revenge, as an expression of jus- 

 tice 10 



Rifle, beliefs concerning 42 



Rings, bark, magical power of 71 



Salutation at the feast 63 



Sand, use of, in reducing head 



trophy 31 



Scalping, explanation of 87 



See Hair. 



Seats, ceremonial placing of 74 



See Benches. 



Sevilla de Oro, massacre at 1 



Shells, snail, rattles of 35, 03, 67 



Shield — 



ceremony of 75, 84 



customs connected with 6-7 



decoration of 7 



used as table for tsantsa 74-75 



Shuara, native name of Jibai-os 1 



Sickness, ascribed to witchcraft 9 



Signaling, by drums 5-6 



SikImuro root, used to wash tsan- 

 tsa 76 



Sloth — 



beliefs concerning 33 



head of, as trophy 33 



Snail, shells of, used for rattles- 35, 63, 67 



Song to the night bird 53 



Sorcery. See Witchcraft. 

 Sodl — 



control of, desired 89 



transmigration of 61 



Spies, activities of 20 



Spirits — 



consulted before an attack 17 



of ancestors, belief in 2-3 



of enemy, instruction by 47 



Superstition s — 



concerning animals 33 



concerning birds 45 



concerning boa 61 



concerning body painting 39 



concerning chicken blood 39 



concerning chonta palm 36 



concerning deer 41, 45 



concerning disease 9_10 



concerning fish 45 



concerning food 44—46 



