Turtle shell for burning of incense to ward off evil spirits and
for mixing healing herbs,
Clay water pot (see below for closeup view),
Matepee used for straining poison from cassava,
Ceremonial feather headdress (see below for closeup view).
Clay water pot from the Kabakaburi Mission, Pomeroon River, Guyana.
Indian Craft Necklace made from pea that are cracked, drilled and
strung.
Ceremonial headdress from the Kabakaburi Mission, Pomeroon River, Guyana.
Actual artifacts from Guyana, created by current Arawak Indians:
from left around back to right:
Large clay pot in the foreground,
Hardwood mallet for pounding the cassava, also used for turning over
the cassava bread while baking in clay ovens,
Calabash with a lid for storing bait while fishing,
Clay pot next to calabash,
Headdress in the rear, with basket for use as backpack while
hunting/gathering in the jungle (strap goes over the forehead)
Same clay pot as pictured above separately,
Arrows for bow and arrow (these have different shaped tips for different types of
hunting),
Cotton spinner (see below for details),
Another arrow, showing the arrowhead,
Hardwood mallet for making dugout canoes,
Hardwood tool for smoothing cassava cake/bread,
Cassava sifter (see below),
Turtle shell (see above).
Cassava sifter for making the ground cassava finer to produce flour for cassava bread, cake, etc. Made from a special straw in the Guyanese jungle.
Dried Calabash shell with lid, used to store bait while fishing. Calabash grows throughout the Caribbean, including Anguilla.
Cotton spinner, used to make cord for weaving hammocks, etc.
Mural of Arawak life in Anguilla by artist Penny Slinger.
Duho chair, special for the Casique ceremony. Carved out a tree trunk in Guyana.
Painting by Charles Connor (Anguilla) of Arawak seaside village, such as existed in Anguilla at one time.
