Thayer expedition. Scientific results of a journey in Brazil. By Louis Agassiz and his travelling companions. Geology and physical geography of Brazil. By Ch. Fred. Hartt ... - Softcover

Frederick, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425567541 ISBN 13: 9781425567545

Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2006

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1870. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... OX THE BOTOCUDOS. Origin of the Name Botocudo. -- Stature. -- Physical Form and Characteristies. -- Manner of Wearing Hair.--Lip and Ear Ornaments. -- Professor Wy man's Description of Skull of Botocudo from SSo Matheos. -- Comparison with other described Botocudo Skulls. -- Color of Botocudo. -- Manner of Painting the Body. -- Dislike to being clothed. -- Bows and Arrows described. -- Gerber's Enumeration of the Tribes. -- Von Tschudi's Description of the Tribes. -- Ranchos and Huts. -- Food. -- Mode of procuring Fire. -- Manufactures. -- Marriage Customs. -- The Botocudos cruel Husbands. -- Facility with which Wounds heal. -- Treatment of Children. -- Religious Ideas. -- Belief in the Bad Spirit, Janchon. -- No Belief in a Supreme God.-- Burial Customs. -- War Customs. -- Cannibalism. -- Dance. -- The Botocudos fast disappearing. -- Botocudo Character."--Geographical Distribution of the Botocudos. -- Peculiarities of their Language, Pronunciation, Grammatical Structure, &c. -- Botocudo Vocabularies. No Indian tribe of Brazil save the Tupis has been more celebrated than that known as the Aimores, Aimbores, or Botocudos, the latter being the name by which it is known in Brazil, as well as in most recent works on the country. They call themselves Engerackmung* a word which I cannot translate. Mung, in Botocudo, means to go, and the termination, which is more likely to be a separate word in the proper name, probably has the same meaning, but I have not been able to find a definition for the remainder of * I give Prince Neuwied's orthography. Gerber, also a German, in his N

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1425567541
• ISBN 13: 9781425567545
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 666