M \ I l.KIAL CULTURE 



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sometimes used a curious woven blanket of strips of 

 rabbitskin also widely used in Canada and the South- 

 west. So far this type of blanket has not been reported 

 for the Plains tribes east of the mountains. 



Fig. 10. One-piece Moccasin Pattern. That part of the pattern 

 marked a forms the upper side of the moccasin; b, the sole; e, the 

 tongue; /, the trailer. The leather is folded lengthwise, along the 

 dotted line, the points c andd are brought together and the edges sewed 

 along to the point g, which makes a seam the whole length of the foot 

 and around the tots. The vertical heel seam is formed by sewing 

 c and d now joined to h, f projecting. The strips c and d are each, half 

 the width of that marked h, consequently the side seam at the heel is 

 half way between the top of the moccasin and the sole, but reaches the 

 level at the toes. As the sides of this moccasin are not high enough for 

 the wearer's comfort, an extension or ankle flap is sewed on. varying 

 from two to six inches in width, cut long enough to overlap in front and 

 held in place by means of the usual drawstring or lacing around the 

 ankle. 



Everywhere, we find no differences between the 

 robes of men and women except in their decorations. 

 The buffalo robes were usually the entire skins with the 



