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THE NOMADK PKOl'LKS. IVS 



slit on the outer side were adopted. Tlui iipixn- ^;ar- 

 nieiit was preferably of velveteen and answered the 

 purpose of both shirt and blouse. A handkerchief or 

 colored strip of cloth is worn about tlie head to confine 

 the hair. The moccasins which are colored l)rown 

 come up around the ankle w^here they are fastened by 

 a sih'er button. The robe, until recently, w^as the 

 woolen blanket manufactured by the Navajo women 

 of the type now generally called a ''chief.'' 



The women wore a dress consisting of two rectangular 

 pieces of w^oolen goods sewed up the sides and part way 

 across one end, openings being left for the neck and 

 arms. The decorations of these dresses were of a 

 peculiar sort, restricted to the two ends and symmetri- 

 cally arranged. Leggings of black w^ool are worn and 

 buckskin moccasins over these. 



Both men and women wear much silver jewelry of 

 native manufacture. Necklaces and belts are the 

 most elaborate but the bracelets and the finger rings 

 set with turquoise are attractively made. 



Industrial Arts. 



Pottery, All the nomadic peoples appear originally 

 to have made crude pottery. The Jicarilla Apache, 

 the Navajo, and the Pima and Papago, still make what 

 is required for household purposes. The Jicarilla in 

 former days were rather noted for the excellent cooking 

 pots which they made. Their ware was never painted 



