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the costume. This is worn not over the head, but the shoulders. ... It may be 

 obser\'ed that in the photographs wliich date back a number of years, the waists worn 

 by the women are very much longer than those now in ^ogue, falling almost to the 

 hips. 



There is a marked difFerence between the moccasins worn by 

 men and those worn by women (pis. 24, 25). The former are cut 

 out as shown in figure 2r>. a. h. Wlien folded, they have the shape 



FlG.2li.— P.VTTERX OF WOMEN'S MOCCASIN. 



shown in figure 25, b. There are two seams, one in front and one in 

 the back. The women's moccasins are cut in much the same manner, 

 but they have a large flap falling over the front (fig. 26, a, i). 

 The string used in fastening the moccasins to the feet is always 

 attached to the rear end (fig. 25, a, h).'- 



Hats. — -As a rule no head coverings of any kind were worn, but 

 in winter, according to the author's 'Wisconsin informants, the 

 head was protected by a hoodiike cov^ering. 



2 Excellent illustrations of Winnebago moccasins may be found also in Anthr. Papers .\mer, Mus. Nat. 



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