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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 -tiff-soled mocca-in 

 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. 



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 1838 

 and seems to be Dakota (Sioux). It is of mountain 

 sheep skin. Some fine modern examples are credited 

 to the Teton-Dakota, Crow, and Blackfoot, though 

 almost every tribe had them in late years. This type, 

 however, should not be taken as a regular costume. 

 Though in quite recent years it has become a kind of 

 tuxedo, it was formerlv the more or less exclusive 



