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STRONGBOW OF THE PARAGUAYAN WILDS |
SHOULDERING THE FAMILY BURDEN IN BRITISH GUIANA |
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| Elephantiasis is crippling his hands and feet, but this predatory Guaycuru Indian of the Gran Chaco, whose jaguar skin helmet attests his prowess in the chase, can still draw a three-foot arrow to its head on his powerful bow | Macusi mothers carry their babies in front of them in a sling fastened over the right shoulder. Burdens connected with their work in the fields they bear on their backs, suspended by a broad band over the head. All the manual labour is done by these patient creatures |