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seemingly twisted of cords (Hariot, 1893, pi. 4). However, in the 

 text to the reproduction made by Beverley (1705, bk. 3, p. 7, pi. 5, fig. 

 2), the coronet is described as "a wreath of furs." Strachey (1849, 

 pp. 56-57) mentions flowers along with feathers stuck in the hair of 

 some Powhatan women. 



Head bands of "coral," i. e., beads, seem to have been peculiar to 

 this region. BarloAve notes that the wife of Granganimeo "had a 

 bande of white Corall" about her forehead, "and so had her husband 

 many times" (Burrage, 1906, p. 232)). Among Powhatan manufac- 

 tures, Strachey (1849, pp. 68, 57) notes "their crownetts, which their 

 weroances weare, and their queene's fasciae crinales, borders or 

 frontalis of white beades, curral and copper" "A frontall of white 

 currall" was brought to the wife of a chief named Pipisco by her 

 maid. Crownlets of beads are represented on a few human subjects 

 drawn by F. L. Michel and reproduced by Beverley. Bushnell (1930, 

 pp. 9-10) thinks that they are representations of Monacan Indians 

 but, as we have seen, bead crownlets were not confined to them. 



Both Smith (Tyler ed., 1907, p. 51) and Strachey (1849, p. 91) 

 describe headdresses of Powhatan priests consisting of a central 

 "tassel" of the sloughed off skins of snakes, and skins of weasels "and 

 other vermin" surrounded by a crownlet of feathers. 



Lawson does not mention head bands specifically, though they may 

 be included among some of the ornaments to which he does allude. 



The feather head band seems to have reached its highest develop- 

 ment in the crown of the Natchez head chief, which is thus described 

 by Du Pratz : 



This crown is composed of a cap and a diadem, surmounted by large feathers. 

 The cap is made of a netting which holds the diadem, a texture 2 inches broad, 

 tied as tightly behind as is desired. The cap is of black threads, but the diadem 

 is red and embellished with little beads or small white seeds as hard as beads. 

 The feathers which surmount the diadem are white. Those in front may be 8 

 inches long and those behind 4 inches. These feathers are arranged in a curved 

 line. At the end of each is a tuft of hair (houpe de poll) and above a little 

 hairy tassel (aigrette de crin), all being only an inch and a half long and dyed 

 a very beautiful red. (Le Page du Pratz, 1758, vol. 2, p. 201 (191) ; Swanton, 1911, 

 pp. 100-107.) 



Something similar was not unknown to the Creeks, as appears from 

 the following description by Bartram. Though he makes his words of 

 general application, the picture of "Mico Chlucco, the Long Warrior, 

 King of the Seminoles," shows that he has the Seminole or Lower 

 Creek Indians particularly in mind (see pi. 31, fig. 2). 



A very curious diadem or band, about four inches broad, and ingeniously 

 wrought or woven, and curiously decorated with stones, beads, wampum, por- 

 cupine quills, &c., encircles their temples ; the front peak of it being embellished 

 with a high waving plume, of crane or heron feathers. (Bartram, 1792, pp. 

 49^500.) 



