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'778. Their common drefs is a flaxen garment, or mantle, or- 



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namented on the upper edge by a narrow flrip or fur, and, 

 at the lower edge, by fringes or taflels. It pafTes under the 

 left arm, and is tied over the right fhoulder, by a firing be- 

 fore, and one behind, near its middle ; by which means 

 both arms are left free ; and it hangs evenly, covering the 

 left fide, but leaving the right open, except from the loofe 

 part of the edges falling upon it, unlefs when the mantle is 

 faflened by a girdle (of coarfe matting or woollen) round the 

 waift, which is often done. Over this, which reaches below 

 the knees, is worn a fmall cloak of the fame fubftance, like- 

 wife fringed at the lower part. In fliape this refembles a 

 round difli cover, being quite clofe, except in the middle, 

 where there is a hole juft large enough to admit the head; 

 and then, reding upon the flioulders, it covers the arms to 

 the elbows, and the body as far as the waift. Their head is 

 covered with a cap, of the figure of a truncated cone, or like 

 a flower-pot, made of fine matting, liaving the top frequently 

 ornamented with a round or pointed knob, or bunch of lea- 

 thern tafTels ; and there is a firing that paffes under the chin, 

 to prevent its blowing off. 



Befides the above drefs, which is common to both fcxes, 

 the men frequently throw over their other garments the iTcin 

 of a bear, wolf, or fea-otter, with the hair outward, and tie 

 it, as a. cloak, near the upper part, wearing it ibmctimcs 

 before, and fometimes behind. In rainy weather, they 

 throw a coarfe mat about their flioulders. They have alfo 

 woollen garments, which, however, are little in ufe. The 

 hair is commonly worn, hanging down loofe; but Ibmc, 

 when they have no cap, tie it in a bunch on the crown of 

 the head. Tiicir drefs, upon the whole, is convenient, and 

 would by no means be inelegant, were it kept clean. But 



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