From: "James Wynn" 
Subject: RE: (urth) inhuma in brazil
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:31:58 -0500

Phoebe Davis said:
It certainly has mystical associations for the Carajas and some connection
to the game or dance of capoeirado, although links are in Portugese or
non-existant...After my research (it was a slow day at work) I personally
believe that the similarity in name between our flyers and the obscure name
of a rather prosaic domesticated bird to be
coincidence.

I'm a little sorry to find out it's not a crypto-zoological creature. You're
probably right. It probably has nothing to do with Lupine Inhuma, but I'm
still going to make it a long-term goal to learn what "mystical
associations" they bore for the Carajas.

--Crush





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