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  SOUTH 
  AMERICAN 
  INDIANS 
  [B. 
  A. 
  E. 
  Bull. 
  143 
  

  

  Household 
  objects. 
  — 
  Some 
  wood 
  objects, 
  like 
  pins, 
  short 
  awls, 
  bowls, 
  

   and 
  spoons, 
  fall 
  into 
  the 
  general 
  category 
  of 
  household 
  equipment. 
  

   The 
  spoons 
  are 
  usually 
  of 
  large 
  size 
  with 
  the 
  bowl 
  rim 
  either 
  flush 
  

   with 
  or 
  raised 
  slightly 
  above 
  the 
  handle 
  (pi. 
  133, 
  g, 
  i, 
  j, 
  k, 
  I). 
  Wooden 
  

   spatulas 
  are 
  shaped 
  like 
  the 
  bone 
  ones. 
  Wooden 
  goblets, 
  or 
  keros, 
  

   are 
  associated 
  with 
  the 
  Atacameno 
  Periods 
  everywhere. 
  Some 
  are 
  

   plain 
  in 
  shape, 
  others 
  have 
  raised 
  bands 
  around 
  the 
  middle, 
  and 
  on 
  a 
  

   few 
  a 
  carved 
  figure 
  projects 
  above 
  the 
  rim. 
  Geometrical 
  incision 
  is 
  

   the 
  characteristic 
  decoration, 
  although 
  color 
  painting 
  of 
  the 
  lacquer 
  

   type 
  is 
  also 
  represented. 
  

  

  Miscellaneous. 
  — 
  Among 
  the 
  miscellaneous 
  other 
  artifacts, 
  small, 
  

   leather-covered 
  wooden 
  boxes, 
  used 
  as 
  paint 
  containers 
  are 
  character- 
  

   istic 
  (pi. 
  133, 
  e,f). 
  These 
  are 
  rectangular 
  or 
  cylindrical, 
  some 
  have 
  two 
  

   or 
  more 
  sections, 
  and 
  many 
  are 
  carved 
  or 
  incised. 
  The 
  covers 
  are 
  

   made 
  of 
  leather, 
  or 
  more 
  rarely 
  of 
  wood, 
  and 
  a 
  shelf 
  is 
  cut 
  out 
  to 
  re- 
  

   ceive 
  them. 
  Red, 
  yellow, 
  white, 
  black, 
  vermilion, 
  and 
  green 
  paints 
  

   have 
  been 
  found 
  inside 
  these 
  boxes. 
  Simple 
  wooden 
  figurine, 
  aver- 
  

   aging 
  about 
  9 
  inches 
  (23 
  cm.) 
  in 
  length, 
  have 
  been 
  found 
  in 
  some 
  

   Atacameno 
  sites. 
  The 
  carving 
  on 
  these 
  is 
  simple, 
  and 
  they 
  may 
  have 
  

   served 
  as 
  idols 
  or 
  simply 
  as 
  dolls. 
  Another 
  characteristic 
  artifact 
  of 
  

   unknown 
  use 
  consists 
  of 
  a 
  small 
  rectangular 
  piece 
  of 
  highly 
  polished 
  

   wood, 
  about 
  3 
  by 
  4% 
  inches 
  (8 
  by 
  11 
  cm.), 
  pierced 
  along 
  one 
  side 
  

   and 
  sewn 
  into 
  a 
  leather 
  cover 
  which 
  wraps 
  around 
  it 
  several 
  times. 
  

   Id 
  the 
  Rio 
  Loa 
  region 
  these 
  are 
  locally 
  called 
  "prayer 
  books" 
  (pi. 
  

   134, 
  o,p). 
  A 
  unique 
  item 
  is 
  a 
  small 
  wooden 
  ladder 
  frame, 
  covered 
  with 
  

   leather 
  on 
  one 
  side, 
  which 
  may 
  possibly 
  have 
  been 
  a 
  box 
  cover. 
  A 
  

   wooden 
  drum 
  and 
  drumstick 
  were 
  found 
  at 
  La 
  Pay 
  a. 
  

  

  Basketry. 
  — 
  Coiled 
  basketry 
  is 
  typical 
  of 
  the 
  Atacameno, 
  and, 
  in 
  

   reality, 
  about 
  the 
  only 
  major 
  technique 
  employed. 
  Basketry 
  plates 
  

   and 
  cuplike 
  containers 
  are 
  the 
  most 
  frequent 
  shapes 
  (pi. 
  130, 
  g, 
  h). 
  

   They 
  are 
  well 
  made 
  and 
  usually 
  decorated 
  with 
  red 
  and 
  black 
  painted 
  

   designs 
  of 
  simple 
  steps, 
  triangles, 
  crosses, 
  and 
  stylized 
  human 
  and 
  

   animal 
  figures. 
  A 
  truncated 
  cone 
  of 
  coiled 
  basketry 
  formed 
  a 
  base 
  for 
  

   a 
  hat, 
  which 
  was 
  then 
  decorated 
  with 
  colored 
  wool 
  fibers 
  in 
  step 
  and 
  

   scroll 
  designs 
  executed 
  in 
  black 
  and 
  red 
  on 
  a 
  cream 
  base. 
  A 
  large 
  

   hamper, 
  or 
  carrying 
  basket, 
  with 
  a 
  forehead 
  tumpline 
  strap 
  was 
  made 
  

   of 
  fibers 
  intertwined 
  on 
  a 
  frame 
  base 
  of 
  three 
  bent 
  sticks. 
  These 
  

   hampers 
  were 
  occasionally 
  used 
  for 
  infant 
  burials. 
  In 
  the 
  early 
  Coast 
  

   periods, 
  basketry 
  fibers 
  were 
  plaited 
  into 
  breechclouts 
  and 
  mats 
  for 
  

   wrapping 
  mummies. 
  A 
  basketry 
  sheath 
  for 
  harpoon 
  points 
  is 
  an 
  

   unusual 
  artifact. 
  In 
  Inca 
  times, 
  and 
  perhaps 
  earlier, 
  rectangular 
  

   workbaskets 
  were 
  made 
  in 
  a 
  splint 
  technique. 
  

  

  Weaving. 
  — 
  Atacameno 
  weaving, 
  although 
  competent, 
  was 
  definitely 
  

   limited 
  in 
  techniques, 
  designs, 
  and 
  varieties 
  of 
  colors, 
  in 
  comparison 
  

   with 
  the 
  Coastal 
  Peruvian 
  periods. 
  For 
  the 
  most 
  part, 
  only 
  wool 
  

  

  