Arizona republican., 1907-08-18

passed TO the spirit world ana zoo,
I hlm- Bope means spirit or disembodia,
SOUL but they seem to have no idea
oi good spirit. The bope, who ar.
e'l spirits. must therefore not no Of.
iehueu although they must be driver
away 10 drive the spirits off. they
Use Dull-roarer, a peculiar instru-
iheht made OF a slab Of wood abou,
naI an inch thick, shaped something
IKE flsh, and of varying size bunr
y! long cord from the end Of a stick
IKE a fishing rod, and swung round
ana round through the air. As i,
swings and rapidly revolves il sends
forth loud sounds to a surprising dis-
lance pitched from sepulchral moan
TO an unearthly Shrek. the wall risin,,
ana descending the scale according IA
the rapidity of the swing or the siz.
OF the instrument. To hear several ~
.nese roarers at once certainly pro-
uuces most unusual sensations. partic-
uidrly when operated. as we heard
thehl' curing a tropical storm amid
the play OF lightning. the crash and
roar OF thunder. the falling floods and
uIshhaI gloom No female is allowed TO
see this instrument under pain Of
oeath. New ones are made as occasion
demands. and they are burned imme-
dlately after their need has passed We
| entered the baehytu as some of these
roarsrs We're being made for the fun
eraI prelude. There was deem silence
and the word bope was WHISPERED low,
and mysteriously. Certain warning
calls are given some hours in advance
OF the time bringing the roarers into
use, and. hearing these warnings. the
females enter their huts. close the
openings and hide their heads. The
roarers are manipulated outside the
village up and down through the bush.
We had difficulty in securing exam
pies OF these instruments. They were
brought 10 US at night securely wrap-
ped and amid the greatest secrecy. ev-
cry precaution being taken to make
sure that we would keep them where
there would be no possibility of a fe-
male seeing them.
THE Bororo are expert Summers
and are fishermen of the highest order /
One mode Of fishing is TO swim ont into
the river, tire or four miles above the !
village. with net called buke like a 1
great bag, its mouth secured to two
z.
bound together at their ends. When |
one or more fish are seen. the mouth |
OF the sack is opened by springing the |
RODS apart. and with wonderful dexter
lty the fish are bagged and the mouth Il
OF the net quickly closed by allowing
the rods to spring together The fish
erman then plays the game. especially
II II be large; gradually rolls the net /
over the rods till the fish cannot move.
brings il TO the surface and kills it with
a club. which he trails by a cord from /
his neck. The fish is now taken from
the net. strung on a cord and floated
along with the club. Sometimes two |
or more fish of twelve or fifteen |
pounds will be taken at one catch, or
maybe one weighing as much as the
man himself will be bagged in this
way. A Bororo will remain in the wa
ter an hour or two continuously. and
return ashore with six or eight large |
fish"
The BororO are wonderful whis-
Tiers" says Mr.. Cook. land seem able
nus to communicate whatever they
otherwise would bv speech. liz
All the fine ornamental work is done
Dy the men. A great deal OF time and
abor is spent in making seemingly I'M
important articles, and the time con-
'umed in shaping and Furnishing an
arrow is astonishing. generally the
anger part of two days. The small
ornament worn around the neck is
made by the rcciprocating motion Of
he point of a sharp instrument of
lint or if iron or steel If they obtain
{, fastened near the centre of rough
v shaped shell. 4 fire is kindled in
he same way by boring a wooden rod
nto another bit of wood.
THE Bororo are the tallest of any
south American Indians I have seen. y
do not remember one man under five
eet seven inches. and they are some
lines six feet three or four inches tall.
they are full faced. the nose well
haped and not large nor particularly
lat. nor are the cheek bones especially
prominent. Many of the children and
ONE Of the young men are quite hand
ONE
THE tribe is, supposed to number
five and ten thousand souls.
We visited eight villages and settle
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