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THE PIMA INDIANS 



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notches on the lower part and 49 on the upper." This stick was 

 used for the cure of the piholt disease (p. 265) and was probably 

 obtained from the Yacjuis. The other three sticks (c, e,f) are much 

 rougher and are undoubtedly of Pima make. The two large ones 

 (c, e) have deep notches, which are few in number.* 



RATTLES 



The gourd rattle is used in most Pima ceremonies. It is made by 



fitting a wooden handle to a gourd in which gravel have been placed. 

 The handle passes through the center and, re- 

 duced in diameter, projects slightly from the 

 larger end, as shown in figure 82,'^ which also 

 illustrates the distribution of the perforations, 

 which are said to be for the purpose of "letting 

 the sound out." It will be observed that the 

 sacred number 4 is represented by the principal 

 lines of holes extending longitudinally. About 

 a dozen specimens were seen and none were 

 decorated in any way except in the arrange- 

 ment of the perforations; the 

 handles were invarial)ly rudely 

 made. 



A disk rattle that has been 

 used in the Navitco ceremo- 

 nies was secured at the village 

 of Pe'-eptcilt. It is not a 

 Pima instrument, but whether 

 Pap ago or Yaqui the writer 

 can not say. It contains two 



sets of four tin disks loosely held by wires passing 



through a wooden handle. The sound emitted 



resemliles that of tambourine rattles (fig. S.'?).'' 

 From the same individual who used the disk 



rattle the writer obtained a rattle that luid been 



used as a belt during the Navitco ceremonies. 



It is made of successive layers of canvas, reil 



cotton cloth, oilcloth, and an old braided hatband, to which are 



attached by leather strings 21 brass cartridge shells (fig. 84). 



There are two sets of cocoon rattles in the collection that were worn 



on the calves of the legs in certain ceremonies. The cocoons were 



o Length, 675 mm.; width, 25 mm.; thickness, 15 mm. The accompanying stick (6) used to scrape 

 mth is 494 mm, long. 



6 Scraping stick (flg. 81, c), is 630 mm. long, 19 imn. in diameter, and has 11 notches; e is 625 mm. long, 

 26 mm, in diameter, «ith 12 notches; / is 555 mm. long, 11 mm. in diameter, and is provided with 35 

 shallow notches. 



c Length, 332 mm.; diameter, 90 mm.; diameter of handle, 25 mm. 



i Length, 247 mm.; diameter, 36 mm.; diameter of disks, 40 mm. 



Fig. 



Gourd rattle. 



Fig. 83. Disk rattle. 



