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and difficult to understand even when witnessed. It is held together 

 by small loops of sinew or deerskin. .V belt around the waist keeps 

 it up. 



The women also wear in winter a sleeveless gown reaching little below 

 the knees and as high as the chin. The sleeves are put on separately, 

 like leggings. They are usually made of red or black doth. 



The gown is often extravagantly decorated with i)aint. The flesh 

 side of the skin is rubbed with red ocher, on which are painted in de- 

 scribable designs. A strip of deerskin dotted with l)eads borders the 

 gown, and from the edge of the strip hang strings of these ornaments, 

 terminating in variously cohered tassels of thread. 



The leggings of the women differ 

 from those of the men. They extend 

 higher and the bottoms cover the tops 

 of the moccasins. They are made of 

 skin or cloth, the latter black or red. 

 To cut out a pair of leggings requires 

 skill. The cloth is doubled and then 

 cut nearly in a circular form. A size 

 sufficient to fit the limb is sewed up 

 leaving the crescent-shaped remainder 

 a flapping ofliament. The "wings" are 

 often edged with cloth of a different 

 color and on the (mter border rows of 

 beads complete the decoration. The 

 two crescents are left free, and as the 

 wind separates them they flap most 

 fantastically. They are always worn 

 so as to be on the outer side of the legs. 

 The bottoms of the leggings are heavily 

 loaded with numerous rows of fancy 

 beads. 



Moccasins are alike for both sexes. 



As additional protection from cold 

 the shoulders are covered with a man- 

 tle of soft skins from young deer. 

 Blankets purchased from the traders 

 are also sometimes thrown over the shoulders or around the waist. 



Children are clad like adults, excepting that their apparel is less 

 carefidly made and they often present a disgusting appearance, with 

 their clothing glazed with filth and glistening with vermin. 



Infants usually have their garments made in the "combination" 

 form. The cap forms a separate piece and is fitted so closely that it is 

 not removed until the growth of the head bursts the material of which 

 the cap is made. 



When traveling men and women smoke or snuff' a good deal. To- 



-Neuenot woman in full winter 

 di-i-ss. 



