Quebec. ij$ 



have Hkewife fcen forhe, who had daubed 

 their face with a black colour. Many of 

 them have figures in the facej and oh the 

 whole body, which are ftairied into the 

 fkin, fo as to be indelible. The manner 

 of making them fhall be defcribed in the 

 fefejuel. Thefe figures are commonly black $ 

 fome have a fnalte painted in each cheek, 

 fome have feveral crofTes, fome an arrow, 

 others the fun, or any thing elfe their ima- 

 gination leads them to. They have fuch 

 figures likewife on the breaft; thighs, and 

 other parts of the body; but fome have no 

 figures at all. They wear a fhirt, which is 

 either xvhite or checked, and a flaggy piece 

 of cloth* which is either blue or white^ 

 with a blue or red ftripe below. This 

 they always carry over their fhoulders, or 

 let it hang down, in which cafe they wrap 

 it round their middle. Round their neck, 

 they have a firing of violet wampums, 

 with little white Wampums between them. 

 Thefe wampums are fmall, of the figure 

 of oblong pearls, and made of the (hells 

 Which the English call clams*. I fhall 

 make a more particular mention of them 

 in the fequeL At the end of the wampuril 

 firings, many of the Indians wear a large 



* Vtnut mfrcenarta. Linn. 



M 2 French 



