474 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY IBull.137 



times wore "Indian shoes or moggizons, which are made after the 

 same manner as the men's are." Bartram speaks of the woman's 

 moccasin as carried higher up the leg, but Du Pratz tells us that those 

 worn by the Natchez women were precisely like the moccasins of the 

 men. (Bartram, 1792, p. 601 ; Le Page du Pratz, 1758, vol. 2, p. 195 ; 

 S wanton, 1911, p. 54.) 

 Speck says of the later clothing of the Yuchi : 



The women wore calico dresses often ornamented on the breast, shoulders, 

 and about the lower part of the skirt with metal brooches. Necklaces of large 

 round beads, metal earrings and bracelets were added for ornament, and upon 

 festive or ceremonial occasions a large, curved, highly ornate metal comb sur- 

 mounted the crown of the head. From this varicolored ribbons dangled to the 

 ground, trailing out horizontally as the wearer moved about. The women's 

 wardrobe also included an outside belt, decorated with bead embroidery, short 

 leggings, and moccasins at times. . . . (Speck, 1909, p. 46.) 



The belts were of leather or trade cloth and had bead embroidery decora- 

 tions representing in general the same range of objects as the neckbands and 

 hair ornaments. Such belts were usually about two inches wide. Women's 

 dresses . . . present nothing characteristic or original. Most women are found 

 with strings of large round blue beads about their necks. It is stated that neck- 

 laces of this sort have something to do with the fertility of women. . . . 



[He also illustrates a comb and says] the narrow band of metal is decorated 

 with punched-in circles, ovals and toothed curves. The teeth are cut off of an- 

 other strip of metal which is riveted on. The upper edge of the comb is scalloped. 

 Women's bracelets are shown [in a second figure] with similar ornamentation on 

 the body, and grooves near the edges to render its shape firm. The rings, 

 gompadi'n^, and earrings need no description. Hardly any two are alike. 

 (Speck, 1909, pp. 50-51.) 



MacCauley has the following on the later costume of Seminole 

 women : 



It consists, apparently, of but two garments, one of which, for lack of a 

 better English word, I name a short shirt, the other a long skirt. The shirt 

 is cut quite low at the neck and is just long enough to cover the breasts. Its 

 sleeves are buttoned close about the wrists. The garment is otherwise button- 

 less, being wide enough at the neck for it to be easily put on or taken off over 

 the head. The conservatism of the Seminole Indian is shown in nothing more 

 clearly than in the use, by the women, of this much abbreviated covering for 

 the upper part of their bodies. The women are noticeably modest, yet it does 

 not seem to have occurred to them that by making a slight change in their 

 upper garment they might free themselves from frequent embarrassment . . . 

 Gathered about the waist is the other garment, the skirt, extending to the feet 

 and often touching the ground. This is usually made of some dark colored 

 calico or gingham. The cord by which the petticoat is fastened is often drawn 

 so tightly about the waist that it gives to that part of the body a rather un- 

 comfortable appearance. This is especially noticeable because the shirt is so 

 short that a space of two or more inches on the body is left uncovered between 

 it and the skirt. I saw no woman wearing mocassins, and I was told that the 

 women never wear them. For headwear the women have nothing, unless the 

 cotton cloth, or small shawl, used about the shoulders in cool weather, and 



