Chiquitos

Chiquitos, or NAQUIÑOÑEIS ('men'), an Indian stem of Bolivia, dwelling between the Paraguay and the Madeira. Bronze-coloured and well built, with large, round heads, low foreheads, and small bright eyes, they are cheerful, hospitable, fond of music and dancing, but of a low morality, and live (about 20,000 in all) in villages formerly founded by the Jesuits.