INDEX AND GLOSSARY 
PUNKIN, vegetable poison, 735. 
PUPAI-YAPONG, head stick for 
weaving, 465. 
PupunHA. See Guilielma. 
PURAWATKA BASKET, 415. 
PURCHASE, WIFE BY, 871. 
PURGATIVES, 920. 
PURIFICATION. See Ordeals. 
Puricoro, Ipuricoro (BRI, 257), PurRu- 
KOTO (KGG), Porokoro. On the Urari- 
ecapara River, a branch of the upper 
Parima (ScF, 214). Said to be extinct 
here now as a tribe (KGG, 449). Carib 
stock. 
PURPLEHEART, Copaifera pubiflora, timber 
for corials, ete., 794; bark for wood- 
skins, 798; timber for clubs, 149; bows, 
125; for stone-chip graters, 335. 
PURSE-NET HAMMOCK, 477. 
PuruKkal. See Copaifera. 
Purukoro. See Purigoto. 
PURUKURI, savanna plover, whistles, 567, 
844. 
PurupurRt, a skin disease fairly common in 
certain areas. 
PUTUBANG, paddle-shaped dancing club, 593. 
‘Puya, Makusi harpoon arrow, 143. 
PuzzuEs, string, etc., chap. xxiv. 
hammock 
PyGocentTrus. See Pirai. 
QUADRILATERAL MESH FOR WEAVING, crossed, 
111, 429. 
QUAIL, hunted with dogs, 181. 
QUAKE, a Creole term for certain openwork 
baskets, 425. 
QuaMA, See Kuamma. 
QUANAMI, See Clibadium. 
QuaQqua, GUAGE, speak a dialect of the 
Arawak (BRI, 266). Saliva stock. 
QUARENTENA, spree, etc., 286. 
Quarry, for grater stone chips, 338. 
Qvuarra, See Panpipes. 
QUARTZ, chest ornament, 20, 537; beads, 76. 
QUASSIA AMARA, febrifuge, 927. 
Quarra. See Ateles. : 
QUEBITIA GUIANENSIS, for snake bite, 
QUERRIMAN FISH, Mugil brasilianus. 
Qunyu. See Kuyv. 
Qurkipa, snail-shell beads, 540. 
QuIRIQuIRIPA (G, 1, 158). According to 
Gumilla’s map, they were on the upper 
Caura. Carib stock, 
QUIRRUBA (G, U, 209). 
QUISARE, cassarip, 248. 
Quiver, for darts, 124, 
Racacirt. See Protium aracouchili. 
RaAcws, Foor, 591. 
Rar, 802. 
RAIN FROG, 
rain, 938. 
RAIN SHELTER, 296. 
RAINBOW, string figure, 698. 
RAIser, employed in hammock making, 469. 
RANA TINCTORIA, for artificial coloration of 
feathers, 84. 
RAPIDS, hauling over, 801. 
Raposa. See Maikang. 
929. 
Hyla venulosa, harbinger of 
139 
Raprv, bamboo, poison, 123. 
RAT, capture of, 172. 
RATIFICATION OF PEACE, 777. 
RATTLE, gourd, 573; toy, 620; leaf strand, 
621. 
RECTANGLE-BASE BASKDTS, 
gabled, 427; flat, 428-447. 
RECTANGULAR SHELTERS, 293; houses, 309-— 
312. 
RED PIGMENT, 28; prophylactic, 513. 
REED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, 570. 
hipped, 425; 
ReGATAO, a huckster dealing chiefly in 
rubber. 
ReGuLo. See Cacique. 
RELATIONSHIP, family and marital, 877— 
880. 
RELBASE, ARROW, 145. 
RPNBALMIA. See Kuruwatti. 
REPTILES, in captivity, 725. 
REQUISITES AND IMPLEMENTS, domestic, 
chaps. xviii, xix. 
RESIDENCE, change of, 292. 
RESINS, 23. 
RESPECT FOR PARENTS, 911. 
RETALIATION, punishment, 738. 
RHAMPHASTOS. See Toucan. 
Rice, 245. 
Riu avranu, Ara. black drink, paiwarri, 
257. 
RIKU CATERPILLAR BATEN, 223. 
Rine, finger, 542; head, 530; armlet, 540; 
bracelet, 541. 
RING-SLING, BABY, 484-500. 
River cow. See Manati. 
Roap, landmarks, 779-783; signs and 
signals, 778. 
Roarger, musical instrument, 557. 
Rogpinra Nicovu. See Haiari. 
Rock, engravings, 780, 781; paintings, 782. 
ROCK-MANIKIN. See Cock-of-the-rock. 
Roku. See Bixa. 
Rouuer, for body painting, 512. 
ROLL-UP MATS, 398. 
Ropr. See Cord, Twines, Bands. 
RovucovuyeNNe, Alukujana (GO, 27), 
koyana (SR, u, 478). See Oyana. 
ROUHAMON. See Strychnos. 
ROUTES, TRADB, 823. 
Rupper. See Hevea, Sapium. 
RUBBER TENNIS BALL, ete., 603, 604. 
Rurrs, tippets, 538. 
Ruxku, Uruxu. See Bixa. 
RUKUYENNE. See Roucouyenne. 
Rupicoua. See Cock-of-the-rock. 
Sa-AMAHUSI. See Homalium. 
Sapucaya. See Lecythis. 
SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM. 
Sarcuiko. See Atorai. 
Saris, 797. 
SAKAWINKI, Chrysothrix, monkey, 722. 
Sakuappra. See Henrietta. 
SAKURA DRINK, 262. 
SALAPENTA, Creole term for lizards, ete. 
SaicorNiA, A source of salt, 250. 
Satips. See Guacharo. 
SALI-SALI, See Lonchocarpus rufescens. 
Oro- 
See Sugar. 
