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

  

  They 
  protect 
  the 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  with 
  a 
  black 
  poncho 
  tied 
  at 
  

   the 
  belt, 
  or 
  a 
  shirt 
  with 
  a 
  poncho 
  over 
  it. 
  Women 
  wear 
  two 
  skirts, 
  

   the 
  under 
  skirt 
  being 
  black 
  and 
  the 
  outer 
  one 
  white 
  or 
  gray. 
  Both 
  

   are 
  held 
  at 
  the 
  waist 
  by 
  a 
  sash 
  woven 
  with 
  figures. 
  They 
  cover 
  their 
  

   busts 
  with 
  two 
  blankets 
  which 
  are 
  fastened 
  at 
  the 
  shoulders 
  with 
  

   wood, 
  copper, 
  or 
  silver 
  pins. 
  Both 
  sexes 
  carry 
  pouches 
  woven 
  of 
  

   hemp 
  which, 
  like 
  these 
  Indians, 
  are 
  called 
  "guambias." 
  Their 
  straw 
  

   hats 
  are 
  dish-shaped, 
  with 
  small 
  brims 
  hardly 
  distinguishable 
  from 
  the 
  

   shallow 
  crowns. 
  The 
  hats, 
  always 
  too 
  large 
  for 
  their 
  heads, 
  are 
  held 
  

   on 
  by 
  two 
  cords, 
  one 
  passing 
  under 
  the 
  chin 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  behind 
  the 
  

   neck, 
  around 
  the 
  hair. 
  The 
  women 
  also 
  wear 
  woolen 
  shawls, 
  silver 
  

   earrings, 
  rings, 
  and 
  heavy 
  necklaces 
  of 
  glass, 
  shells, 
  aud 
  silver. 
  For 
  

   festivals 
  they 
  prefer 
  hats 
  with 
  the 
  brim 
  divided 
  into 
  two 
  parts, 
  front 
  

   and 
  back. 
  These 
  are 
  lined 
  with 
  dark-blue 
  cloth, 
  with 
  red 
  and 
  yellow 
  

   on 
  the 
  brim. 
  

  

  When 
  working, 
  the 
  Pdez 
  wear 
  short 
  linen 
  pants 
  or 
  long 
  woolen 
  ones 
  

   and 
  a 
  large 
  woolen 
  poncho 
  tied 
  at 
  the 
  waist. 
  When 
  going 
  to 
  market, 
  

   they 
  wear 
  an 
  additional 
  poncho 
  and 
  a 
  woolen 
  pouch 
  for 
  coca. 
  When 
  

   traveling 
  on 
  the 
  paramos, 
  they 
  wear 
  a 
  knit 
  hemp 
  cloak 
  covered 
  with 
  

   large, 
  thin 
  leaves 
  of 
  Gynerium 
  saccharoides, 
  which 
  protects 
  them 
  from 
  

   the 
  rain. 
  The 
  women 
  wear 
  a 
  narrow 
  woven 
  cotton 
  band, 
  passed 
  

   between 
  the 
  legs 
  and 
  tied 
  at 
  the 
  waist, 
  one, 
  two, 
  or 
  more 
  black 
  or 
  

   gray 
  woolen 
  skirts 
  gathered 
  at 
  the 
  waist 
  and 
  held 
  by 
  a 
  woven 
  sash, 
  

   and 
  two 
  small 
  mantas, 
  like 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  Moguex. 
  In 
  traveling, 
  a 
  

   shawl 
  is 
  worn 
  for 
  covering 
  and 
  to 
  carry 
  the 
  child. 
  They 
  adorn 
  them- 
  

   selves 
  also 
  with 
  strings 
  or 
  necklaces 
  of 
  glass 
  or 
  other 
  beads, 
  or 
  white 
  

   chaquiras, 
  and 
  sometimes 
  are 
  added 
  silver 
  pendants 
  of 
  Colonial 
  origin. 
  

   During 
  festivals 
  the 
  women 
  wear 
  brightly 
  colored 
  blouses 
  of 
  im- 
  

   ported 
  fabrics 
  and 
  the 
  men 
  linen 
  shirts. 
  

  

  MANUFACTURES 
  

  

  Basketry. 
  — 
  The 
  Pdez 
  and 
  Moguex 
  make 
  a 
  few 
  twilled 
  baskets 
  of 
  cane 
  

   strips 
  and 
  two 
  kinds 
  of 
  hats. 
  The 
  hats 
  are 
  woven 
  with 
  the 
  coiled 
  or 
  

   sewed 
  technique. 
  The 
  spiraled 
  warp 
  in 
  one 
  kind 
  consists 
  of 
  a 
  thin 
  

   bundle 
  of 
  rush 
  or 
  straw, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  other 
  of 
  a 
  braid 
  made 
  with 
  seven 
  

   strands. 
  The 
  latter 
  is 
  more 
  common. 
  Both 
  are 
  made 
  by 
  men 
  who 
  

   prepare 
  materials 
  while 
  resting 
  at 
  home 
  or 
  traveling 
  on 
  the 
  road. 
  

   Weaving 
  also 
  includes 
  waterproof 
  capes 
  made 
  by 
  tying 
  sheaves 
  of 
  

   leaves 
  or 
  straw 
  to 
  a 
  net 
  of 
  hemp 
  cord. 
  

  

  Cordage. 
  — 
  Rope 
  making 
  is 
  practiced 
  extensively. 
  Hemp 
  (fique) 
  

   is 
  the 
  raw 
  material, 
  and 
  is 
  made 
  into 
  cords 
  for 
  fishing 
  nets, 
  bird 
  trap 
  

   nets, 
  bags 
  or 
  pouches 
  for 
  carrying 
  belongings 
  and 
  products, 
  foundation 
  

   nets 
  for 
  the 
  leaf 
  rain 
  capes, 
  and 
  cordage 
  for 
  various 
  other 
  purposes. 
  

   The 
  sisal 
  or 
  hemp 
  (fique) 
  leaves 
  are 
  scraped 
  over 
  the 
  sharp 
  edge 
  of 
  a 
  

   board 
  to 
  loosen 
  the 
  fibers, 
  which 
  are 
  then 
  washed, 
  dried, 
  and 
  twisted 
  

  

  