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  SOCIAL 
  LIFE 
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  were 
  made 
  with 
  the 
  handle 
  so 
  shaped 
  that 
  it 
  could 
  be 
  hooked 
  on 
  the 
  

   edge 
  of 
  the 
  bowl 
  so 
  as 
  not 
  to 
  drop 
  into 
  the 
  contents. 
  Smaller 
  bowls 
  

   for 
  individual 
  use 
  were 
  not 
  uncommon. 
  Spoons 
  were 
  made 
  of 
  wood 
  

   or 
  of 
  buffalo 
  horn; 
  the 
  latter 
  kind 
  were 
  in 
  general 
  use 
  although 
  tabu 
  

   to 
  one 
  subdivision 
  of 
  the 
  Tha'tada 
  gens 
  (p. 
  162). 
  

  

  In 
  clearing 
  the 
  ground 
  for 
  planting, 
  the 
  heavy 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  

   was 
  not 
  infrequently 
  done 
  by 
  men 
  as 
  were 
  the 
  cutting 
  and 
  trans- 
  

   porting 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  posts 
  needed 
  for 
  building 
  the 
  earth 
  lodge 
  (p. 
  97). 
  

   The 
  weaving 
  of 
  the 
  slender 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  roof 
  poles 
  to 
  form 
  the 
  circular 
  

   opening 
  over 
  the 
  fireplace 
  was 
  always 
  done 
  by 
  men. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  68. 
  Bowl 
  made 
  from 
  walnut 
  burr. 
  

  

  All 
  rituals 
  and 
  religious 
  rites 
  were 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  men; 
  therefore 
  the 
  

   painting 
  and 
  tattooing 
  of 
  symbols 
  devolved 
  on 
  them. 
  

  

  The 
  life 
  of 
  the 
  man 
  was 
  not 
  an 
  idle 
  one; 
  he 
  could 
  not 
  pass 
  his 
  time 
  

   in 
  self 
  indulgence, 
  for 
  want 
  and 
  danger 
  were 
  never 
  far 
  distant, 
  and 
  

   plenty 
  and 
  peace 
  for 
  the 
  family 
  and 
  the 
  tribe 
  depended 
  on 
  his 
  indus- 
  

   try, 
  skill, 
  and 
  courage. 
  

  

  Avocations 
  of 
  Women 
  

  

  The 
  avocations 
  of 
  women 
  all 
  pertained 
  to 
  the 
  conservation 
  of 
  life. 
  

   She 
  transmuted 
  the 
  raw 
  material 
  provided 
  by 
  the 
  man 
  into 
  food, 
  

   raiment, 
  and 
  shelter; 
  the 
  home 
  was 
  the 
  product 
  of 
  her 
  labor 
  and 
  all 
  

   its 
  duties 
  belonged 
  to 
  her. 
  

  

  Bringing 
  the 
  wood 
  for 
  the 
  fire 
  was 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  woman's 
  task. 
  For 
  

   this 
  purpose 
  she 
  used 
  the 
  burden 
  strap; 
  the 
  broad 
  band 
  was 
  worn 
  

   across 
  the 
  chest 
  and 
  the 
  long 
  thongs 
  were 
  used 
  to 
  tie 
  the 
  wood 
  in 
  a 
  

  

  