176 COLUMBIAN HISTORICAL EXPOSITION AT MADRID. 



Bag. Made of buckskin, ornamented with bead embroidery and buckskin fringes. 

 Length, 16 inches; width, 6 inches. Siorix Indians, Devils Lake Reservation, 

 Dakota. 23747. Collected by Paul Beckwith. 



Purse. Made of buckskin, ornamented with bead embroidery and tin rings. Length, 

 Scinches; width, 3 inches. Sioux Indians. 113348. Collected by Mrs. A. C. 

 Jackson. 



Ornament for the ankle. Made of the skin of the American skunk, tanned, and orna 

 mented on the inside with sacred red painting. Used by the medicine men. 

 Length, 40 inches; width, 4 inches. Ojibwa Indians (Algonkian stock), White 

 Earth Reservation, Minnesota, 1891. 153026. Collected by Dr. W. J. Hoifrnau. 



Magic purse for maidens. A weasel skin. Ojibwa Indians (Algonkian stock), White 

 Earth Reservation, Minnesota, 1891. 153047. Collected by Dr. \V. J. Hoffman. &quot; 



Armlet. Made of hide. It is worn just above the elbow. Used only by the medi 

 cine men. Length, 36 inches; width, 1\ inches. Ojibwa Indians (Algonkian 

 stock), White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, 1891. 153027 (b). Collected by Dr. 

 W. J. Hoffman. 



Armlet. A strip of red flannel; it is worn just above the elbow. Used only by the 

 medicine men. Length, 54 inches ; width, 2| inches. Ojibwa Indians (Algonkian 

 stock), White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, 1891. 153027 (a). Collected by 

 Dr. W. J. Hoffman. 



Purse. Embroidered with brass; made of red flannel. The front and back of the 

 purse are ornamented with bead embroidery, forming beautiful figures. The 

 sides are trimmed with bright blue and green ribbons. On the edges are sewed 

 bands of beads, from which hang small tassels of twisted yarn. Length, 16 

 inches; width, 11^ inches. Chippewa Indians (Algonkian stock), White River 

 Reservation, Minnesota. 129889. Collected by Lieut. H. M. Creel, U. S. A. 



This purse belonged to Wild Goose, a Chippewa chief. The Chippewas are 

 celebrated for their skill in bead embroidery. 



CASE XI. 



Fishing line. Made of the stem of the Alga marina gigantea. The stem is about 

 inch thick, and greatly resembles a grapevine stem. It is very tender, and 

 breaks easily when dry, but when soaked in water it increases greatly in 

 volume and becomes extremely tough. Haida Indians (Skittagetan stock), 

 Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, 1883. 88869. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. 



The Alga marina gigantea grows in the water at the depth of 3 to 30 fathoms. 

 (A fathom is equal to 6 feet.) Near the root it is about inch in diameter, and 

 is very strong. As it grows it expands and grows hollow from about half of its 

 height. At the end it has a large, hollow bulb, from which issue long, narrow 

 leaves. The Indians cut this plant with a knife made in the shape of a V, at the 

 end in which the cutting edge is fixed. This implement is placed over the plant, 

 and is allowed to slide to the bottom. By drawing hard on the cord which 

 holds it the plant is cut near the root. The hard part of the stem is the only 

 part that is used for fishing lines. Bottles for holding oil are made of the bulb. 



Lasso. Made of light and chestnut buffalo hair. Thickness, about inch. Conian- 

 che Indians (Shoshoneau stock), Fort Cobb, Indian Territory. 6922 (b). Col 

 lected by Dr. _idward Palmer. 



Lasso. Made of braided buffalo hair. Thickness, about -J- inch. Comanche Indians 

 (Shoshonean stock), Fort Cobb, Indian Territory. 6922 (a). Collected by Dr. 

 Edward Palmer. 



Lasso. Four strips of hide plaited in a round form. Articles for trading transac 

 tions. Indians of Round Valley Reservation, California, 1889. 131150. Col 

 lected by A. J. Purcell. 



