The Putumayo the Devils Paradise Travels in the Peruvian Amazon Region And An
The Putumayo the Devils Paradise Travels in the Peruvian Amazon Region And An
W E Walter Ernest Hardenburg
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Whenever the whites wish to enter into any im- portant agreement with the Indians, they always insist upon this ceremony being performed. The houses of these aborigines are generally large and circular in form, averaging about sixty or 156 THE PUTUMAYO seventy feet in diameter. They are covered with a v^ell -woven thatch roof, capable of lasting for years, made from the leaves of the yarina or vegetable-ivory tree ; this roof often reaches almost to the ground. The framework, generally of chont...a, or some other hard, durable wood, is held together by means of stout befucos and ropes made from the tough inner bark of a tree known as the sacha- huasca. As there are no windows and only a small opening that serves as a door, no light nor air can enter, and the smoke and heat are generally suffocating. As a rule, several families live in one house, each, however, having its own particular fireplace, furni- ture, and domestic utensils, generally limited to a few small bamboo stools and benches, several earthen pots, some baskets, various kinds of paint, a quantity of gourds used as plates, &c.
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