Canichana

(Paris, 1807), especially letter of ARLET on the Canichana tribe and mission in vol. II; MARBAN, Arte de la Lengua Moxa, con vocabularia y catechismo (1701; reprinted, Leipzig, 1894); MARKHAM, Tribes in the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Canichana even fattened prisoners for their cannibal feasts, and afterwards fashioned their skulls into drinking cups.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Canichana in particular were so persistent in cannibalism that after coming into the missions they would sometimes steal children secretly for this purpose, even casting lots among themselves to decide who should give up a child, until the missionaries took steps to note each birth immediately upon delivery.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Of these, the Moxos and Paicone, with all their dialects, belong to the widespread Arawakan stock of eastern and central Brazil; the Movima, Cayubaba, Itonama, Canichana, and

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Under the two principal names of Moxos and Baure, they number now about 30,000, not including several tribes — as the Canichana, Movima, etc. — included in the Moxos missions, but still retaining their distinct name and language.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913