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X 1:714c A - ir11 3 1"h4 N - o:0A&410k ) 4 Nk - I 4' After two to four hOtirt of make'-u-p a Kumkaak maiden's application face resembles a surrealist painting ' ill : ''''''''::::1:7 - -i f l'':'77:': B Mldd OLD buccaneers - - - high 'seas ride the ' :::i - ' '"? weight in gold After centuries of painting her face in artistic symbolical designs the Kumkask lass has discovered what a wonderful thing the age I'''''i'l ( A:::! - at fele Settled "Iireite-W- board two box of candy that happened to be The eatable booty was divided and 'consumed' on the spot and some 20 bePPY Kumkaakeslipped — into their leaky shells and paddled away The their' sweethearts- minors of the - ' - ' - such reception or bUccaneerS '''' ': c'N however some months ego to raid ' tuna fishing freighter out rorized by the appearance -- :'ll''!: - ti ' i '' - 1 ' : f7th0 rs ' - -i- ': 774 ''- :':6'::::::''::'!':s i' '''V:k--''Y- 1 7 ""''''' !''''''4:'--) ' 4--- - ' ' have any wooden legs or black patches over their eyes - but nevertheless they locked as ' fierce as any brigangs that ever sailed the Barbary coast - - - x t - "' c ' -- and 7: ::: ': 1 :t ': '' I :: ':::::::': :!:' ::' "'""s 0-- ' 's- '''' 4 r ' - otc' :::' '4- ''s A' - i tf :' I -- - i' 't 'Ai t :' 1 ‘ 114"---- 1 r " ' - i 'i- - ::' L (4" ' ' 2 ' ' cs'' - I ': 4- ' ssz----- '"':: pirates roaming the haunts of the old-tim- e tribes in North- America to white Man continuing to raid :' 1''" ot: ( 12 t it::: :' :'' — - - If 1 ef1 wayfarers as late as Kumka are still -- Evenrecent maps: 'such- - those pub fished by the Cluu of California for sportsmen list some of their vit !ages as dangerous and warn yachts not to drop Mexican government anchor in their harbors officials point out though that the 'tribesmen haven t as much ' as threatened to harm any traveler for years Their petty looting is tolerated as a'matter of practicel psychology—a means of letting them "blow Off steam where: it will do the ' 1 0 (- - -- A ':::-- v" '' ! i' 10 '': ' - ':' : :i :'- iiili ' '''' (i 1 oti t :: ' c - 4 : i r 4 I ' I -- ' i - Kumkaak girl (left) starts the long and laborious process of making Ier self presentable with the aid of a mirror which the buccaneers have taken from some yacht in the Gulf of California Right—a Kunikaak chieftain A ' -- t ' - - J '0 17th century however Along nes' there was just as good pirating in th Gulf of California as there ever wai in the aribbean the llite The warm 'sheltered-waters-anbeaches made a cozy closet to hide many a bold lea hawk who could pounce out on a ts Spanish galleon la- - Mexican governmeht the Indians protested that But even they wanted only mirrors and food if the fierceeyed tribesmen are only playing in iitliiiiii'Meriker doesn't wantatty-o- f its guests ' - the Was World ::::: :':::: 4 ' '' '' t' If I J' fl — i"' :i - ' 'k:-- the !east harm Living on a barren strip from the nearest city they of land 100 miles' on a sea lookout d to die of fright Yachts that the movie stars sail into the gulf whose waters are rated among the best in the world for deep sea fishing afford the tribesmen ' the belt plunder in trinkets: of the "Infanta" the yacht The bristling desert in every other direction t of warfare and disease in the !Sit ceit The----lette- --rav- age 1 The women go fishing with their men folk do all of the hard labor If the husband lazy to fashion paddles they use their to propel the boat "Yet with all of this they always have time to carry on the one and only art of the tribe— the adornment of the face They use gypsum for white ocher for red and oilier minerals and herbs to trace- cheeks and noses Unlike the grotesque paint mg of African Jungle savages the Kumkaak women possess true artistry '" - ''--- -- ---- -the of three main of one daughter THE 1 chieftains are a re tar walking art gallery Each princess has her own mirror and the de signs on their chubby cheeks are the finest ex Besides ample of Kumkaakfart"to be found each one adorns herself with strands of blue red and 'Crystal beads and rings and bracelets Despite her finery though one of the princesses is in tribal disgrace She once dared' to venture with friends in a Mexican village to faraway Nog les Sonora whtre she had a brief- romance with a native son While in- and even 6014 immorality among the boys girls of the f placed On any belle who so much as :: I ::::::::: - mesquite and cacti Italics that form the walls Poorly built these huts are like sieves when the cold night winds sweep over the desert' s - ris bay of the wOnent ' ' 7 they were greeted by "revolver shots - ': and- the' ' west coast of Mex- ko-ttreasure road 500 m il e s long vestiges of which still remain was constructed Over linens A gold an'd jewels from China-- ssre:r e carried ' - i 4 Dropping anchor ''a few days later at the little fishing village of Guaymas the "Sacra- ed - '' :0:' :ii:':':' 4'1t:'' ' ' ' - IA ' ' ' :' ' ' 4r- -- k ' ':' ' :'':' "1"'t i t' S I- s :''!: ‘::4-4':-1:- '''''!-1t- 4 'k Ss SA 4 :- :'' TT' 1 1- ' 17 1::' ' :71A- ' -' '' 1'444J4C's" 4 - 3 - " l"! 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' : ' : sh susceptible to disease" ' ' Although they don't hesitate about - talume ' 1" areable to getfrom the such a 'regular fellow—that they offered to let Item thereto Vera II - ' min ie hatred that has flamed for generations ' ' - "Cruz to be shipped ' him 'join up with them on their raids Yogees as they against the Caticaso nt-t- her- '' -' : ' ' 1 Amer-time the there handsome was Then ' to Spain es11the ivhitects till burns': deeply is Many They mustache with however and nest crude such 11 as this the Kumkaaks attack sailing''" boats tolerate YOgee 'travelers but they are onfriend " twinkling eyes Keno cargoes ' In their waters hired a fishing beat frohi Guaymas and drift- : were shunted off ''' ly -- Theiscotn all ill the Yegee"1ciyilization:: 's140attlttntfreightsrS that venture ::J ' - ' -': : 77--into the -- Gulf of C ed northward in search of svordlisb Any igirl ' ' 777 except the powder': Puffs mirrors? and other "" California by pirates Of all nationalities Today 'trinkets that they get from their pillaging ' in the remotest 'American village vould haVe ttity have almost wiped out their tribe: Where treasure seekers comb the white beaches hunt- - Ltheynumbered60001—In 750 there are only recognized the matinee Idol Clark Gable but They secretly covet- - though the white manes sweets and food some 400 today: hearts never fluttered ing for sunken "chests with pieces of :eight They are AO fend of jelly '''' At least not "until their seafaring boy friendi' ' and never finding them- - ir'' L'' While the men play at buccaneerifig the beans that s few sacks are virtually a passport : ''' :' brought home Wine queer red paste in tubes and Soldier"- - farce: the ' As women do the work'"-t- to any part of their country And hot dogs d 7 '0: KtiMkatil taki:Up- piracy in these same waters a handsome collection of gadgets Although the WOMeOpend more time than samples of which hiiitien-obtainefrom visits '' be the ultimate71u s-: ofAlfe±-iitelk-k-teneverthelese:l?ea-t--:she-brutibe totidiri-fiiise' 193$1 J iCopyriabt l -- - -- of the Another cause of tribal decay' and the primmary one is the diet which consists principally Of fish 'Ile Kumkaaks are literallsP dsliog of diet leaves them so- starvation Their all-fia I certain Vitamins that they are i :- 1 :' ""N ' ' ' - - - ---- - ' ' ' - ' - : : ':- ' : ' : d : It:':!:'T :':': :"' -- - -- -- t i77777:4:77777i l't1!'sk 1 '' :' 4- princess no 'Other Kumktak girl has ever been allowed to leave the Indian villages "The strict taboo that no girl must look at 7 !L outside f a' i s slowly out' said Dr Villa 0'5o much inbreeding is breaking clown the physique of the Kumkaaks and as a resultt' disease is rainpant Tuberculosis is commons grace :::':::: - List the timeworn traditions of the profes ion be slightly tinged with yellow the powder - shots 'pitiff pirates fired several ::poorly-aime- d from an ancient carbine—the communal prop erty Of the brotherhood''' Even a 'bold !sue" caneer however knows when a s time to give Kumkaaks didopthe ship and the - peering act- ' of the short - ::: -- -- -- - - - - loolusatawhitelover--Ever-siuct-thel4- - ' den with riches With the open-- - Eduardo W Villa ethnologist for the t a recent survey of Sonora Mexico after " They throw up brush houses cutting the state ' - - -- Dr - ' - i:: si' l ' - I': ' : :!: K'' u: m:!!:'""e::: 4:1 1 '''''''''' ' V '' - -- ' ::::°-il'i-:ret ''''L6-11- :'':::::':::: : ''i ' : : 0:'' ' -- ' - ' ''! :' :t::::::::::- ''''''''':"':''''''"'''' "?$:":101 A? 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'4 5 ' - ' - ' 't :': Kino stands out indisputabTY it' the greatest event In Kumkaal pirate history The haul in glass beads and earrings alone exceeded all previous garnerings1 not to mention the mirrors powder Puffs and hair- - ribbons and the other plunder '7 treasure awaited Brilliant too was the siege that the tattered when they attempted corsairs laid to the sailing boat that brought the"Secramento'' a tee Carrillo In their waters Not only were Ter 01SenDiega -- the ornaments of of the gorgeous tolore but Carrillo 7 Long ago some white adventurer property doctored their tuts and sores with the "red medicine" and ever since' these primitive free booters can't get enough to supply the demand - ” : mercurochrome - ' I 1 - ::7:1:? -- ::: t- -- --- - ' ' 1: e Th ' i i- her technique with the herb paints she spends from two to four hours every in creating her works of art a mirror plays a momentous role in her life When the "Colorado" a small fishing boat' sailed by AMericans recently Ventured into the Kumkask 'waters Mate'S eyes almost little craft shrieking Indian sea hawks brandishing knives s-- i hands approaching :: The American did som brandishing them selves with 'pistols when the crude flat-botomed boats came alongside - With their black bodies glistening in the hot ' sun and their black matted hair Jailing over their eyes the Kumkseks vociferously demand- ed loot Shdascrambled aboard They didn't have any wooden legs or black patches over their eyes to attest to murderous skirmishes over treasure troves but nonetheless they looked as fierce as any brigands Who ever sailed the Barbary coast The Captain Morgan of the outfit stuck up 1 4 ::::::i e7 - :- ' ' a 44-- : !'''' s eAPA s::' A- -- 4 - t's scourges ' in thesir- - -- e :thtciik7titt'otLalitornia: faik&plén ty' of' -- - It'tt :: - ' youigo - ---- -- ' - i) ' e0 - - '' ::)------'- : ' ' t - a ::':':!:f - and rouge ' !::: ::4:'Sfi':'::'-:-":-':When the sun blackened sinewy Kumkaak Indians go raiding they aren't forgetting the ''''''k' girl friends back home Half naked and still '1''''fam!:" rather savage their nevertheless know what ''''''"'11''104:K: ' Ile& everyCuinevere taught her steel- chested Lochinver in the heyday " of King Arthur—that t9 win a ""''':::':':K'u'''''kl'a' a k''''I''''d:"''''''''''f' "Thl ' woman's heart they at least o tiost-dmock battle for her And - mock battle the Kum l':1Soiltfliieit!:1"el:Xtitill':Ofet4ia guys 1 kaaks do almost within a stone's '''''''''S's'''''t throw of Uncle Sam's border— in '' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' about 150 miles to the south of ' Yuma Ariz beiüti"'"iiidi""Ythéle'i-aiorit''Ióát"- ' ' i'l: They are ready to attack the ' biggest vessel in the Gulf to get ' the mirrors that they prite-- ':::: 'mirrors more valued by them than the same - — ::-:- : - ' - JAa'--- A ' 1 i ):'::':if?:k'-:'- ' ' once more in the Gulf of California —but the virile art of piracy has Instead of de gone decidedly sissy mending riches and fair ladies these modern Captain Bloods ask for powder - ' : - - or on :-:- ::: '':" ----- --- g By ' -- ::7--1-'- :k - —' "' I |