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the lower fringe were well calculated to impress the bystanders by the- 

 jingling sound they yielded with the importance of the dancer. 



The noblewomen wore no Kaz, but substituted therefor the cincture- 

 like piece of apparel shown in fig. 170. Though it resembles a girdle, it 

 was (jonsidered a breech-cloth. Of course, being merely ornamental, it 

 was worn over the dress. It will be seen that it was almost entirely of 

 dentalium shells without any leather lining. 



Fii,'. 171. 



As a complement to his costume, the taneza" had his ceremonial 

 YJwdnsds or fire-bag and ornamented quiver, I have never seen any 

 specimen of the latter ; but from what we know of the other pieces of 

 festal attire, we may well imagine it glowing as the rest with the 

 ubiquitous dentalium shells and fringes Tiie fire-bag shown above (fig. 

 171) is mainly of cariboo skin with glass beads stitched on the edges and 

 red and blue trimmings. It belonged to the original possessor of the 

 Raz already described and is therefore contemporaneous therewith. This 

 old man died five or six years ago at the age of 105 years or thereabouts. 



The mocassins and leggings were also similarly ornamented on festival 

 occasions. Truly, the Carrier " nobleman," standing in the midst of art 

 admiring assemblage, crowned with the weird head-dress of his ancestors, 

 resplendent in the glory of his moon-like breast-plate, clothed in the 

 folds of his sonorously fringed robe, with his shining fire-bag hanging on 

 the left and his jewelled quiver on the right, and bedecked from head to 

 foot with snow white shells, must have been a sight worth beholding. 



This is perhaps the proper place to mention another variety of head- 

 dress which, though ceremonial in intent, was not the appanage of titled 



