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Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments 1 • INTRODUCTION: The Syntax of Culture 2 • THE PEOPLE "The Ones of This Earth" Ihuruna, "The Headwater Place" Ethnographic History 3 • CULTURE AND ETHOS: A Play of Forces The House Economic Activities 27 The Dual Nature of Reality The Garden 33 The Geography of the Body Ahacbito Hato, "TheNew Person" 47 The Six Souls 49 The First People 52 The Manipulation of the Invisible Magic Herbs 62 Body Paints 63 Singing 65 4 • "ALL THINGS MADE" Tidi'uma A Cycle of Baskets Marriage 79 ix xi 1 5 5 10 14 21 21 31 39 61 69 69 79 Viii CONTENTS The Tradition The Poetics of Basketry 5 • ORIGIN AND DESIGN Myths of the Origins of Artifacts The Devil's Face Paint The Designs Shifting Fields 6 • THE FORM OF CONTENT Yododai Edodicha Fasting The Fast Baskets 139 Weed Out Mawadi: The Tingkui Yechamatojo 7 - TO WEAVE THE WORLD A GALLERY OF BASKETS Notes Bibliography Index 85 90 92 92 101 105 119 126 127 132 134 146 162 171 223 247 263 ...