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 OF THE AMAZON. 351

20. Large carved clubs of hard wood.

21. Carved and feather ornamented lances.

22. Large circular shields of wicker-work.

23. Ditto, covered with tapir's skin.

24. Nets for fishing (Pisas).

25. Rod and line for fishing.

26. Palm-spine fish-hooks.

27. Small wicker traps for catching fish (Matapis).

Musical Instmments.

28. A small drum.

29. Eight large trumpets, the Juruparf music.

30. Numerous fifes and flutes of reeds.

31. Fifes made of deer-bones. 31a. Whistle of a deer's skull.

32. Vibrating instruments of tortise and turtle shells.

Ornaments, Dress, and Miscellaneous,

33. About twenty distinct articles, forming the feather head- dress.

34. Combs of palm-wood, ornamented with feathers. (Plate XIV. a.)

35. Necklaces of seeds and beads.

36. Bored cylindrical quartz-stone.

37. Copper earrings, and wooden plugs for the ears.

38. Armlet of feathers, beads, seeds, etc.

39. Girdle of jaguars' teeth.

40. Numbers of cords, made of the " coroa " fibre, mixed with the hair of monkeys and jaguars, — making a soft elastic cord used for binding up the hair, and various purposes of ornament.

41. Painted aprons, or "tangas," made from the inner bark of a tree.

42. Women's bead tangas.

43. Rattles and ornaments for the legs.

44. Garters strongly knitted of " coroa."

45. Packages and carved calabashes, filled with a red pig- ment called " crajurii."

46. Large cloths of prepared bark.

47. Very large carved wooden forks for holding cigars. (Plate XIV. b.)