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The Indians wear no clothing, except a 

 band tied round the waift and brought be- 

 tween the legs to fallen before ; fuch as I 

 have mentioned to be in ufe among the ne^ 

 groes of thefe colonies. This is worn both by 

 the men and women. Some, who have vifited 

 the colonifts, have it made of blue cloth 5 but 

 thofe who have not had the fame opportune 

 ties of procuring cloth, make it of the bark 

 of a tree. Sometimes, inftead of this band, 

 the women ufe a fmall apron about three or 

 four inches fquare, which being tied round the 

 wafte, and left to hang loofe before^ ferves by- 

 way of a fig-leaf* Thefe aprons they call 

 kways. Among thofe who have affociated 

 with the colonics, the kway is fometimes made 

 of fmall beads of different colours, ingenioufly 

 put on threads of cotton, or of the filk-grafs, 

 fo as to give the apron the appearance of being 

 woven in a variety of figures. This is ufed 

 as high drefs, and is much valued. It happen- 

 ed that I, one day, met a young buckeen,thus 

 ornamented, walking with her mother, and, 

 being defirous to add a fample of the kway to 

 my collection of fpecimens,! made figns to the 

 parent, meaning to afk if me could procure 

 me one ; when, without the flighted hefitatipn^ 



