EXCURSION TO MAUHES AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Leave Manaos.—On board the Ibicuhy.—Navigation of the River
Ramos.—Aspect of the Banks.—Arrival at Mauhes.—Situation of
Mauhes.—Tupinambaranas.—Character of Population.—Appearance
of the Villages of Mauhes.—Bolivian
Indians.—Guaraná.—Excursion to Mucaja-Tuba.—Mundurucu
Indians.—Aspect of Village.—Church.—Distribution of
Presents.—Generosity of the Indians.—Their
Indifference.—Visit to another Settlement.—Return to
Mauhes.—Arrival of Mundurucus in the Village.—Description of
Tattooing.—Collection.—Boto.—Indian Superstitions.—Palm
Collection.—Walk in the Forest.—Leave Mauhes.—Mundurucu
Indian and his Wife.—Their Manners and Appearance.—Indian
Tradition.—Distinctions of Caste. 301–321