[407] Orton stated that the Zaparo “have no words for numbers above three, but show their fingers” (Orton, p. 170). Simson gives words for four and five as in use among those tribes, and after that manunu, meaning “many-many” (Simson, p. 179).
[408] The reference to monkey or beast is due to the fact that the Karahone do not depilate all body and face hair.
[409] Spencer and Gillen, Across Australia, ii.
[410] Cf. Ratzel, ii. 125.
[411] For example the Maca, the Guaharibo, and the Guahibo (Spruce, i. 477).
[412] Vide Chap. VI. p. 101, where it is stated that the dug-out is not the autochthonic boat of this country.
[413] These canoes, it must be remembered, are not affairs of everyday manufacture. They are tribal possessions, not many in number, and needing time, skill, and, above all, experience, to make successfully.
[414] For instance the wrong wood might have been chosen; some trees will not open when heated (cf. André, pp. 241-2).
[415] The Decadence of Useful Arts.
[416] There are no stones in this region it should be remembered.