mado jedü
Ye'kwana
| ALIV | mado jedü |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | mado fedö |
| New Tribes | mado jedö |
| historical ad hoc | mado fedi |
Etymology
From mado (“jaguar”) + jedü (“face”), literally “jaguar’s face”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maɾ̠o hʷeɾ̠ɨ]
Noun
- a basket design pattern resembling two square brackets linked by a center line (see image)
References
- Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 110–111, 115, 186–188, 206: “mado fedi”