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remote districts, for the salsa, which they give to the 
traders; and thus numerous tribes, among whom no 
civilized man has ever yet penetrated, are well supplied 
with iron goods, and send the product of their labour 
to European markets. 
In order to give some idea of the state of industry 
and the arts among these people, I subjoin a list of ar- 
ticles which I collected when among them, to illustrate 
their manners, customs, and state of civilization, but 
which were unfortunately all lost on my passage home. 
LIST OF ARTICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE INDIANS 
OF THE RIO DOS UAUPES. 
Household Furniture and Utensils. 
1 . Hammocks, or maqueiras, of palm-fibre, of various 
materials, colours, and texture. 
2. Small wooden stools, of various sizes, painted and 
varnished. (Plate \1. d.) 
3. Plat baskets of plaited bark, in regular patterns 
and of various colours. 
4. Deeper baskets, called Aturas.’’ (Plate V. d.) 
5. Calabashes and gourds, of various shapes and sizes. 
6. Water-pitchers of earthenware. 
7. Pans of earthenware for cooking. 
Articles used in the Manufacture of Mandiocca Bread. 
8. Mandiocca graters^ of quartz fragments set in 
wood. (Plate V. ^.) 
9. Tipitis, or wicker elastic pressure cylinders. 
10. Wicker sieves for straining the pulp. 
11. Ovens for roasting cassava-bread and farinha. 
(Plate V. 3.) 
