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THE WINNEBAGO TEIBE 



[ETH. ANM. 37 



spring and summer. In the spring those who still lived in bark 

 lodges covered the roofs \vith reed matting, as that material shed 

 water more effectually than bark. The tipi was generally used on 

 the hunt, the grass lodge merely for a shelter overnight. 



All the duties connected vdth the construction of the lodge be- 

 longed to the woman. These duties do not seem to have been re- 

 stricted to any special class of women except in the construction of 

 ceremonial lodges, in which only women wlio had passed their cli- 

 macteric could participate. 



Clothing and Adornment 



In discussing the personal adornment of men it must be remem- 

 bered that in former times each costume generally had special sig- 

 nificance and could be worn only on certain occasions. Moreover, 



Fir,. 23.— PATTERN OF MEN'^ 

 BUCKSKIN LEGGINGS. 



Fig. 24. 



-PATTERN OF WOMEN'S BUCKSKIN 

 SHIRT. 



certain articles of dress, as arm Ixmds and garters, could be worn 

 only by certain people. The significance of most of the items com- 

 piising a man's costume, as well as the proper occasion for wearing 

 them, has long been forgotten and today ever^'thuig relating to dress 

 and adornment is hopelessly confused. Illustrations of the various 

 articles of apparel will be found in plates 20-23; figures 23-26. 

 The men's clothing is thus described by Skinner:' 



The men's garments obtained in Wisconsin consisted of leggings of ribbon-worked 

 cloth, or of plain buckskin. . . . Some of the latter are made skin-tight, with a broad 

 flap fringed at the edge. Tire decorated flap of the cloth and the fringe of the buck- 

 skin are worn outside. Some are made I>y folding oT,er a rectangular piece of leather 

 and holding the sides together by means of thongs passing through from side to side, 

 their ends Ber^'iIlg in lieu of a fringe. Pome little boys' leggings are skin-tight and 

 fringed only at the top. The clout is of three pieces, a strip of plain, cheap material 

 to cover the genitals, Bupported at each end by a belt, and two beaded broadcloth 



'In "Notes Concerning New Collections," Anthr. Papers .\mer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. rv, part II, pp. 

 292-293. 



