If. 



INDIAN- OF THE PLAINS 



Some of the most conspicuous objects in the collec- 

 tions are the so-called war, or scalp shirts, Fig. 12. 

 One of the oldest was obtained by Col. Sword in L838 



Fie. 12. Man's Shirt. Blackfoot. 



and seems to be Dakota (Sioux). It is of deer-kin. 

 Sonic 4 fine examples are credited to the Teton-Dakota, 

 (row, and Blackfoot, though almost every tribe had 

 them in late year-. This type, however, should not be 

 taken as a regular costume. Though in quite recent 



