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formerly required the destruction of all personal 
property at the death of the owner. This required that 
his herds be slaughtered. Recently the Apache herds 
have increased and go far toward supplying the neces- 
sary flesh diet. The Navajo, apparently without foreign 
instruction, began the rearing of sheep a century or more 
ago. Sheep raising has become an important industry 
and has worked great changes in their culture. It has 
largely superseded hunting and, to a considerable ex- 
tent, agriculture. 
CLOTHING. 
The Jicarilla Apache wore buckskin clothing similar 
to that of the Plains. The Mescalero and the Western 
Apache women had dresses in two parts. The upper 
garment had an opening for the head and two large 
square portions which fell in front and behind to the 
hips. A skirt reached from the waist to the knees and 
was generously provided with fringes of buckskin. 
Less is known of the men’s clothing. It seems to have 
been scanty, except on festive occasions and in winter. 
A shirt and leggings were probably worn, with a robe 
of skins for winter. 
The Navajo men sometimes wore shirts and trousers 
with full length legs of buckskin. These were variously 
colored by dyeing, usually green or red. When cloth 
became more easily procurable, white cotton trousers 
with the lower part of the legs slit on the outer side 
were adopted. The upper garment was preferably of 
velveteen and answered the purpose of both shirt and 
blouse. A handkerchief or colored strip of cloth is worn 
about the head to confine the hair. The moccasins, 
which are colored brown, come up around the ankle 
where they are fastened by a silver button. The robe, 
