INDEX 



103 



Law, native, 60-61. 



Leigue, Adolfo, 4. 



Levirate, 81. 



Life cycle, 63-89. 



Lightning, native explanation of, 47. 



Linton, Ralph, 93. 



Loayza Beltran, Carlos, 4. 



Macaw, 7. 



hunting of. 24. 

 Magdalena, village of, 4, 6, 9. 

 Magic, native practice of, 91. 

 Maize. See Agriculture. 

 Malinowski, Bronislaw, 4, 93. 

 Manioc. See Agriculture. 

 Marriage, native customs of, 81-83. 

 Massage, use of in curing, 87. 

 Materna. Francisco, 3. 

 Matrilocal residence, 81. 

 Mead, manufacture and drinking of, 38-39. 

 Mead, Margaret, 93. 

 Menstruation, 65. 

 Methods, of field work, 3. 

 Metraux, Alfred, 4, 10. 

 Miller, Neal E., 1, 92, 93. 

 Miscarriage, 66-67. 

 Mist, native explanation of, 47. 

 Mobility, extent of, 42-43. 

 Mojo Indians, 8. 

 Mollusk shells, as tools, 14. 

 Monkeys, 7. 



hunting of, 24. 

 Monsters, native beliefs about, 90. 

 Moon: 



as a culture hero, 46, 47. 



rays of, cause of blindness, 18. 

 More 1 Indians, 8. 

 Mortars, making and uses of, 13. 

 Mosquitoes, as pests, 7. 

 Motacii palm, 7. 



baskets and mats of, 12. 



heart of, used as food, 22, 27, 35. 



roofing of leaves of, 17-18. 

 Mourning, customs of, 87-89. 

 Mowrer, O. H., 94, 95. 

 Multiple births, 70. 



Murder, occurrence and punishment of, 60-61. 

 Murdock, G. P., 1, 4, 92, 93. 

 Music, 44-46. 

 Mussel shells, as tools, 14. 

 Mythology, sparse development of, 46. 



Naming, 74-75. 

 Narcotics, 37 

 Necklaces, 19-20 

 Nicknames, 74-75 

 Nordenskiold, E., 9, 10, 62 



Ornaments, 19-21, 69-70, 72-73 

 Orbigny, Alcide d', 9, 43 

 Osgood, Cornelius, 4 

 Otero, Gustav, 4 



Paca, 7 



hunting of, 27 

 Pacav (Inga sp.), 7 



fruit as food, 22, 28, 35 

 Pacobilla tree, 7 



fruit as food, 22, 2.8 

 Palm cabbage, collecting of, 27 

 Palometa fish, 7 



use of teeth as tool, 14 

 Palo Santo tree, 7, 8 

 Papaya. See Agriculture. 

 Parrots, 7. 



hunting of, 24. 



Partridge, 7. 



hunting of, 24. 

 Paternity, native concepts of, 733 

 Peccary, 7. 



hunting of, 24-25 

 Physical type, Siriono, 8 

 Pipes, manufacture of, 13. 

 Planets, native concepts of, 47. 

 Plants, Siriono knowledge of, 47. 

 Play groups, children's, 79. 

 Polygyny, practice of, 81, 82. 

 Pottery, manufacture of, 12-13. 

 Pregnancy, 65-67. 

 Preparation of food, 34-35. 

 Preservation of food, 34. 

 Prestige, methods of gaining, 58-59. 

 Property, 21. 

 Puberty rites, 80-81. 



Quarrels: 



frequency of, and reasons for, 61-62. 

 within the family, 49-50. 



Radwan, Arthur, 10. 



Rainbow, native explanation of, 47. 



Rape, occurrence and punishment of, 61. 



Reciprocity, 60. 



Religion, 90-92. 



Reproduction, native ideas and practices of, 65-67. 



Richards, Abraham, 44. 



Richards, F. P., 2, 4. 



Rivers: 



Rio Blanco, 6, 7, 9. 



Rio Grande, 6, 9. 



Rio Guapore\ 6, 9. 



Rio Itenez, 6, 7, 9. 



Rio Itonama, 6. 



Rio Machupo, 6. 



Rio Madeira, 6. 



Rio Mamore, 6, 9. 



Rio Negro, 6. 



Rio Piray, 6. 



Rio San Joaquin, 6. 



Rio San Martin, 6. 



Rio San Miguel, 6, 9. 



Rio San Pablo, 6. 

 Rousseau, Ren6, 4. 

 Ryden, Stig, 10. 



Salas, Horacio, 4. 

 Salt, 35. 



Salutations, lack of, 40. 

 Scarification: 



after childbirth, 69. 



in curing, 87. 

 Schermair, Anselm, 10, 91. 

 Scorpions, as pests, 7. 

 Seasonal cycle, 21-22. 



Sex, native concepts and practices of, 63-65. 

 Shellfish, 7. 



Silva Sanchez, Luis, 2, 4, 89. 

 Singing, 44-46. 



Siringueros (rubber tappers), 63. 

 Social control, 60-61. 

 Social organization, 49-63. 

 Social Science Research Council, 1, 4. 

 Social stratification, 58-59. 

 Solares, A., Medardo, 67. 

 Solares A., Napole<5n, 4. 

 Sororate, marriage by, 81. 

 Soul, beliefs about, 91. 

 Spindles, 11. 



Spindle whorls, manufacture of, 13. 

 Spinning, 11. 

 Stalking of game, 23. 

 Stars, native explanation of, 47. 



