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or three cravats and sometimes pantaloons as well, but as a rule 
they cover their legs with deerskin leggings of their own manu- 
facture. They also wear a watch chain and numerous safety pins 
fastened to their shirts, but I have never yet seen one carry a watch. 
Their turban is made of a woolen shawl, sometimes covered with a 
piece of calico and even silk when they wish to be particularly gor- 
geous in their attire. 
On one occasion I 
saw an Indian by 
the name of Billy 
Bowlegs wearing a 
turban encircled by 
a band of metal 
(probably tin). The 
older Indians usu- 
ally wear a red 
woolen turban made 
by winding a shawl 
around their heads, 
which they fasten 
by tucking the ends 
skilfully away be- 
neath the folds with- 
out the use of pins. 
As arule they do 
not wear a turban 
when hunting. 
They sometimes 
wear moccasins in 
camp, and they al- 
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ways wear them when visiting a whiteman’stown. They rarely wear 
any of the white man’s clothing in their own camps, as the older 
Indians are prejudiced against having any of the younger ones asso- 
ciate with white people or adopt their customs. 
The costume of the women consists of a cotton or calico skirt and 
