Chapter IV. 



DECORATIVE AND RELIGIOUS ART. 



The Plains Indians have a well-developed decorative 

 art in which simple geometric designs are the elements 

 of composition. This art is primarily the work of 



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Fig. 40. Types of Designs on Moccasins. (Kroeber). 



women. Clothing and other useful articles, made of 

 skins, were rendered attractive by designs in beads and 



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