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customs and traditions
- In South American nomad: Hunters, gatherers, and fishermen of the Gran Chaco
…were such groupings as the Zamuco, of the northeast, and the Wichí, of the central Chaco. Each such grouping consisted of a number of tribes. The mounted bands, who spoke Guaycuruan, consisted of such groups as the Abipón, Mocoví, and Caduveo (Mbayá, or Guaycurú).
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habitation of Gran Chaco
- In Gran Chaco: Early settlement
Lengua, Wichí, Zamuco, and Tupí-Guaraní. Most of these people lived under extremely primitive conditions; settlement depended on the availability of fresh water, making stream courses the most coveted sites. Implements were fashioned largely from wood and bones because of the absence of stones, while the spiny leaves…
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