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Soft Bags. The Dakota made some picturesque 

 -<»ti bags, used in pairs, and called "A ba<z; for every 

 possible 1 1 1 i 1 1 ^ . * * The collection contain- many line 

 example- some <>t' which are of buffalo hide. All arc 



skilfully decorated with^quills or heads (Fig. 27). 



Fig. 21 



Fig. 26. 



Fig. 25. Bag made of Rawhide. 

 Fig. _V). A Case made of Rawhide. 



This type occurs among the Assiniboin, Gros Ventre, 

 Dakota, Crow, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute, and Wind 



River Shoshoni in almost identical forms, but among the 

 Nez Perce" and Bannock with decided differences. 



