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Frentones

"Frentones" is a Spanish name given to several tribes of the Gran Chaco area, including the Toba, Mascoi, Abipon, and Mocovi. "Frentón" means "big forehead" in Spanish; the Spanish gave them this name because people in these tribes traditionally wore their hair shaved high in front, making their foreheads appear larger.

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Frentones Indian Resources

Here are links to our webpages about the Frenton tribes and languages:
Abipón language
Toba language
Mocovi language
Guaicuruan languages
Argentina languages and cultures
Andean nations
Languages of South America

Here are a few good books about the Abispons:
An Account of the Abipones

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