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wareshi|wæˈrɛʃɪ| Also warishi. [Origin obscure; variously asserted to be Carib and Arawak.] In Guyana, a type of basket worn on the back and held by a headband round the forehead.
192438th Ann. Rep. U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1916–17 xviii. 375 The way soldiers carry their knapsacks..is the general mode which the Indians adopt..for carrying burdens... The names of these articles: waiyari (Arawak),..and walishi or warishi (Carib.). 1958J. Carew Black Midas vi. 102 Naked Amerindian families in single file, the men in front with wareshis harnessed to their foreheads and shoulders. 1964C. Henfrey Gentle People v. 103 He was reluctant to use a wareshi, an Indian carrier made from vines. 1975C. F. Gritzner Guyana in Pictures v. 59 (caption) A prospector ready for the trail carries his gear in a ‘warishi’ (Amerindian basket) capable of carrying weights of up to 200 pounds. |