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ing ami decorating is sewed to a rawhide sole cut 

 to tit the fool of the wearer. A top, or vamp, 

 may be added. 



The pattern for a Blackfoot one-piere moccasin is 

 shown in Fig. 10. Our collections show that this 

 type occurs occasionally among the Sarsi, Blackfoot, 

 Plains-Cree, Assiniboin, Gros Ventre, Northern Sho- 

 shonij Omaha. Pawnee, and Eastern Dakota. So far, 

 it has not been reported for any of the southern tribes. 

 Among many of the foregoing, this form seems to have 

 been preferred for winter wear, using buffalo skin with 

 the hair inside. Again, since all the tribes to the north 

 and east of these Indians used the one-piece moccasin 

 all the year round, its presence in this part of the Plains 

 is quite natural. 



To the south, we find a combined stiff-soled moccasin 

 and legging to be seen among the Arapaho, Ute, and 

 Comanche. This again seems to be related to a boot 

 type of moccasin found in parts of the Southwest. 



So, in general, the hard-soled moccasin is the type 

 for these Indians. Old frontiersmen claim that from 

 the tracks of a war party, the tribe could be determined ; 

 this is in a measure true, for each had some distinguish- 

 ing secondary feature, such as heel fringes, toe forms, 

 etc., that left their marks in the dust of the trail. 

 Ornaments and decoration will, however, be discussed 

 under another head. 



Almost everywhere the men wore long leggings tied 

 to the belt. Women's leggings were short, extending 

 from the ankle to the knee and supported by garters. 



