OLP. INDIANS. 



or three cravats and sometimes pantaloons as well, but as a rule 

 the}^ cover their legs with deerskin leggings of their own manu- 

 facture. They also wear a watch chain and numerous safety pins 

 fastened to their shirts, but I have never yet seen one carry a watch. 

 Their turban is made of a woolen shawl, sometimes covered with a 

 piece of calico and even silk when they wish to be particularly gor- 

 geous in their attire. 

 On one occasion I 

 saw an Indian by 

 the name of Billy 

 Bowlegs wearing a 

 turban encircled by 

 a band of metal 

 (probably tin). The 

 older Indians usu- 

 ally wear a red 

 woolen turban made 

 by winding a shawl 

 around their heads, 

 which they fasten 

 by tucking the ends 

 skilfully away be- 

 neath the folds with- 

 out the use of pins. 

 As a rule they do 

 not wear a turban 

 when hunting. 

 They sometimes 

 wear moccasins in 

 camp, and thev al- 



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They rarely wear 

 own camps, as the older 



ways wear them when visiting a white man's town 

 any of the white man's clothing in their 

 Indians are prejudiced against having any of the younger ones asso- 

 ciate with white people or adopt their customs. 



The costume of the women consists of a cotton or calico skirt and 



