3I& ACCOUNT OP THE INDIANS. 



shirt, reaching down to the thighs, which is belted 

 with a broad piece of parchment, fa&tened togeth- 

 er behind. They wear a cap upon the head, com- 

 posed of a single piece of fur sewed up, or of the 

 skin of a small animal of a suitable size, which is 

 cut off at both ends, and sewed up at the top ; and 

 at some times it is only cut of at the end towards 

 the head, while the tail is left at the top, to hang 

 down behind, by way of ornament. They have, 

 also, at the proper season, the tail of a buffaloe, 

 fastened to one of their wrists, which they use in 

 keeping off flies. A sort of robe or blanket is oc- 

 casionally worn over the rest of ^their dress. 

 They also wear shoes and mittens. The articles 

 of their clothing by day, constitute their covering 

 when they lie down at night. The materials of 

 which their clothing" is composed vary with the 

 season, consisting of dressed moose skins, beaver 

 prepared with the fur, or European woollens. 

 Tl^leather, they frequently paint or work with 

 ijBrcupine quills, with no small degree of taste. 

 The skirts of their shirts, and the seams of their 

 leggins, are often ornamented with fringe and 

 tassels, composed of the hair of the moose, which 

 is naturally white, but which they die yellow and 

 red. Their shoes and mittens have, likewise, an 

 appropriate decoration. At a feast or dance, they 

 wear the feathers of the swan, eagle and other 



