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and industry are offered for sale ; fine hammocks, mats made 
of reeds with tasteful designs in different colours worked into 
them, and some of them large enough to cover the whole 
floor of a room in one piece, — jicaras and guacales (cups 
and basins made of calabashes) ornamented with reliefs, — 
earthenware, saddlery, and various other objects. For 
their skill, taste, and application, the Indians of Masaya 
are in high reputation throughout Nicaragua. 
