INDEX 



Abortion, 2, 38, 55 

 Agriculture : 



crops 



cultivation of, 11-12, 24-26, 60 

 list of, 11-12, 14-15, 60 



labor, 11, 60 



magic, 10 



methocis, comparison of, 4, 23, 60 



myth, 6 



preparation of land, 11, 24, 60 



selection of land, 10, 23-24, 60 



tools, 23 

 Animals, domestic, 12, 15 

 Attitudes : 



between Terena and Brazilians, 38 



Oaduveo, 58 

 Avoidance : 



father-in-law, 32, 62 



food. 10 



mother-in-law, 32, 62 

 Bags, 12, 22 

 Basketry, 12, 22 

 Beds: 



covering, 27 



floor, 8, 54 



hammocks, 8, 22 



platform, 8, 22 

 Berdaches, 63 

 Birds, domestic, 12 

 Birth : 



practices, 38, 62 



pregnancy, 38 

 Burial : 



Caduveo, 63 



Mbayfi, 55 



Terena, 40-41 

 Calendar : 



of agriculture, 23-26 



of economic activities, 9 

 Cattle : 



Caduveo, 58 



raiding of, 13 



riding of, 12, 60 

 Change (culture) : 



in customs, 37 



in economy, 14-15 



in social organization, 32-38 



stages of, 4 



summary of, 37-38 

 Chiefs : 



Caduveo, 58 



in Brazil, 32 



moiety, 27-28 



description of, 28 

 succession of, 28-29 

 symbols of, 27 



war, 28-29 



abolition of, 32 

 marriage of, 40 

 Classes : 



break-down of, 33-34 



description of, 28 

 Mbayd, 53-54 

 Clothing. 9, 23, 54, 59 

 Cotton, 12, 26 



Crimes, punishment of, see Law 

 Dances : 



bate-pau, 33, 49-50 

 corn dance, 48 



Dances — Continued 



etakiilige. 64 



modern, 50-51 



noboki-nuano, 64 



shaman dance, see Shamanism 

 Education : 



Caduveo. 58 



Terena, 41 



See also Life histories 

 Endogamy, see Moieties 

 Feathers, 9, 12, 54 

 Fire: 



making of, 12-13 



myth of, 42 

 Fish: 



Caduveo, 59 



Terena, 10 

 Foods : 



collecting of, 9 



eating and drinking, 54 



preparation of. 9-11, 24-27 



See also Life histories 

 Games : 



Caduveo, 65 



everani, 49 



football, 33, 51 



horse racing, 51 



laia, 49 



mock fight, 48 



piritiiti, 48 

 Geography : 



Bananal, 20 



Caduveo territory, 56 



Chaco, 6 

 Guana tribes. 2 

 Hair: 



cut, men and women, 23, 59 



plucking of. 9 



style, 9, 59 

 Homosexuality, 63 

 Horses : 



adoption of : 



by Guana. 3 

 by Mbayfi, 3, 54 



influence on social organization, 29 



racing of, 51 



use of, 12 

 Houses : 



contents of, 9, 22-23, 54 



description of, 8, 20-22, 54 



temporary, 8 

 Hunting: 



dependence upon, 59 



magic, 10 



method of, 10, 59 



weapons of, 10, 59 

 Infanticide, 38 



Caduveo, 62 



Mbayfi, 2. 55 



Terena, 32 

 Inheritance, 13 

 Kinship system : 



Caduveo, 60-62 



Terena. 30-32 



type, 82 

 Kinship terminology : 



Caduveo, 60-62 



Terena, 30-32 

 disuse of, 34 



