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ANTI or CAMPA, a tribe of Arawakan stock, inhabiting the forests of the upper Ucayali basin, on the east of the Andes, south Peru. They gave their name to the eastern province of Antisuyu, and were ferocious cannibals. They are of fine physique and wear a robe with holes for the head and arms. Their long hair hangs down over the shoulders, and round their necks a toucan beak or a bunch of feathers is worn as an ornament.