Some Indian Ways 455 



ing and closely copying the best of the truly native pro- 

 ductions. 



Therefore, in decorating teepees, etc., we use only literal 

 copies of the good Indian work. 





INDIAN SEATS 



Most boys are glad to learn of something they can make 

 to sell for money. So I shall give you some designs for 

 household furniture that every scout can make — they are 

 not mission, but quite as serviceable and much more of a 

 novelty : I mean real Indian furniture. It is very safe to say 

 that everything you need in camp, from hair-combs to beds, 

 blankets, and signboards, was made by the Indian in a 

 more original way than any of us can expect to reach with- 

 out help. 



Very few of the Plains Indians made furniture, as we 

 understand it, but those on the West Coast did. We may 

 follow many of their designs exactly. 



One of the simplest and most useful things is the low 

 stool. Many of these are shown in Cuts I and II. These 

 designs are closely copied after West Coast Indian work, 

 though originally used to decorate boxes. 



A chief's chair (e, f, g, h) is a fine thing to make for a 

 Lodge-room or for sale, but in camp we seldom see any- 

 thing so elaborate. Indeed, few fellows feel like doing 

 cabinet work when out under the trees. They are not 

 there for that purpose. In several cases we have made a 

 fine throne for the chief out of rough, field stone; i in 



