INDEX AND GLOSSARY 
MAPISIANA, MAPESHANA. See Wapishana. 
Mapoyr. See Maipure. 
Maquarri, Maquary. See Makuari. 
MAQUIRITARB, on the Manapiare River, the 
second right affluent of the Ventuari 
(Cr, 536). Same as Maiongkong. 
Mara, Arawak name for brown cedar. 
Mara, MaraAro, a resin from Protium 
carana, 23; to attract deer, 168. 
MARABUNTA, the Creole term for a wasp. 
MARACANA PARROT, 716. 
MARACANA TRIBE, along the Uraricapara 
River, 770. 
MarRAKA, rattle, 573. 
MARAN, MARAREN. See Copaifera. 
MarantTa. See Ischnosiphon. 
MARARABES, 247. 
Maria, OIL OF. See Copaifera. 
MARIMA BARK SHIRTS, 539. 
MaARI-MARI DANCE, 595. 
Maripa. See Kokerit. 
MARIQUARRI. See Makuari. 
MARITAL AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, 877— 
880. 
MARKURI ARROW POISON, 120, 123. 
MarM. See Maam. ‘ 
Maroa, knobbed composite-head arrow, 138. 
MAROON, a moss used for tinder, 1. 
Maropt. See Hog plum. 
MARRIAGE, Chap. xxxiv; chieftainship by, 
744. 
MARSHIRIMEMI. See Kai-appa. 
MArRuARI-DAHE (Ara, shark fin), barbed 
composite arrow, 139. 
Marupbi, Penelope sp., black fowl with 
scarlet neck, tamed, 724; feathers for 
arrows, 132. 
MARUDI-SARARANG (Ara. breastbone) type 
of fan, 367. 
MASTER OF CEREMONIES, 278, 588. 
Mart, 393-401; natural form, 453. 
MAT SATCHEL, 399, 400. 
Marapo, wooden trumpet, 559. 
MArapl, caSsava squeezer, 345; creel, 204, 
345. 
Martti, MATIE, mate, friend, etc. 
Marupa, human-hair belt, 543. 
MAUITzI TRIBE, 508. 
Mauna, Mawna. See Copaifera. 
MAURITIA FLEXUOSA. See Ite. 
Mawakwa. See Maopityan, 
MAXIMILIANA REGIA. See Kokerit. 
MAypurRE. See Maipure. 
MEALS, 274. 
MEDICATED BATHS, 922. 
MEDICINE. See Sickness. 
MEDICINE-MAN. See Piai. 
MEDIUM OF PXCHANGE, want of, 819. 
Mevicocca. See Maku. 
MerostacHys SpP., for 
MespiL. See Bellucia. 
METAL WORK, 85, 86; necklace, 536; chest 
ornament, 751. 
MIDDEN, KITCHEN, 773. 
MiLk, retained to advanced age, 909; for 
snake bite, 929. 
basketry, 100. 
735 
MILL, suGAR, 383. 
MIMBEU, panpipe, 566. 
Mimusops. See Bullet or balata tree gum, 
23. 
MINGALA, ashes from its bark mixed with 
clay in pottery, 90. 
MIRAPIRANKA, for staining hammock a pink 
color, 478. 
Miriti. See Ite palm. 
Mirray, salutation speech, 813. 
MISSION OF THD ARROW, declaration of war, 
759. 
Mo, Warrau name for the gru-gru worm. 
MODELING, 612. 
Mouu-rTaTasu (War.), finger catcher, 617. 
MoKu-MOKU. See Caladiuny arborescens. 
MOLLUSKS AS FOOD, 221. See Shell. 
MonGUBA TREE, bark for rough hammocks, 
458. 
Moni. See Protium guianense. 
Monkey, hunted, 170; tamed, and in cap- 
tivity, 722; basketry design, 445; string 
figure, 672. 
MONKEY THROAT BOX, 385. 
MonocuorpD, 571. 
MonTaria. See Falca. 
Moon, string figure, 651. 
Mora, Dimorphandra mora, timber for 
boats, 794; seed as substitute, etc., for 
cassava, 239. 
MoraBAaLui, fish poison, 209. 
MoraAkuyuHa. See Makuari. 
Mort (Mak.), wooden bench, 328. 
Morocor FisH, to catch, 188-190; basketry 
pattern, 444. 
MORONOBBA COCCINDA, resin, 23; for stone- 
chip graters, 335. 
MorTarR AND PESTLE, 380-382. 
Mo-ruru, knapsack, 450. 
Mosa, Mossa, bead apron, 550. 
Mosquito, 933; string figure, 695. 
Mossi (Ara.), club, 153. 
Mountain, string figure, 698. 
Mourg iA, for snake bite, 929. 
MOURERA FLUVIATILIS. See Weya. 
MOURNING, DEATH AND, chap. xXxxiii. 
Muposimo. See Bixa. 
Mup, to withstand mosquitoes, 933. 
Mokru. See Ischnosiphon. 
MULE, MuLI, Cayenne and Surinam wooden 
bench, 328. 
MULLERA MONILIFORMIS. See Haiariballi. 
MULTIPLE-PLY COTTON TWINE, 37. 
MUMMIFICATION, 837. 
Munpurucu, 510, 517, 577. 
MUNIRI ANTS, 926. 
Murucu SPEAR, a symbol of authority, 
751. 
MURUWA DANCE; 
troupial, 592. 
Musa, 246. See Banana, Plantain. 
MusuHi (Ara.), club, 153. 
MuSHROOMS, eaten, 247. 
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, chap. xxii. 
MUTE poGs, 717. 
the name may mean a 
| Murum, a name for a species of powis. 
