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  [Assembly 
  

  

  from 
  the 
  inner 
  rind 
  of 
  bass 
  wood 
  bark 
  were 
  then 
  passed 
  between 
  

   the 
  bows 
  both 
  length 
  and 
  crosswise, 
  and 
  fastened 
  to 
  the 
  rim 
  

   pieces. 
  A 
  burden 
  strap 
  was 
  then 
  attached 
  to 
  the 
  frame 
  at 
  the 
  

   point 
  where 
  the 
  strip 
  of 
  bark 
  passed 
  across 
  the 
  upright 
  bow 
  from 
  

   side 
  to 
  side 
  ; 
  and 
  from 
  tlience 
  it 
  passed 
  diagonally 
  across 
  to 
  the 
  

   horizontal 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  frame, 
  to 
  the 
  point 
  where 
  the 
  lower 
  strip 
  

   of 
  bark 
  crossed 
  that 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  frame. 
  There 
  were 
  several 
  feet 
  

   of 
  rope 
  at 
  each 
  end, 
  reserved 
  to 
  lash 
  around 
  whatever 
  burden 
  

   was 
  placed 
  upon 
  the 
  frame 
  ; 
  but 
  when 
  the 
  frame 
  was 
  empty, 
  as 
  

   it 
  is 
  shown 
  above, 
  these 
  ropes 
  were 
  passed 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  

   frame 
  and 
  there 
  secured. 
  After 
  being 
  loaded 
  the 
  frame 
  was 
  

   placed 
  upon 
  the 
  back, 
  and 
  the 
  burden 
  strap 
  passed 
  over 
  the 
  head 
  

   and 
  placed 
  across 
  the 
  chest. 
  If 
  the 
  burden 
  was 
  very 
  heavy 
  it 
  

   was 
  customary 
  to 
  use 
  two 
  straps, 
  one 
  across 
  the 
  chest, 
  and 
  the 
  

   other 
  against 
  the 
  forehead. 
  At 
  the 
  present 
  day 
  the 
  burden 
  frame 
  

   is 
  still 
  in 
  use. 
  • 
  

  

  Ga-ose-ha, 
  or 
  eaby 
  fea.me. 
  

  

  No. 
  19. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  collection 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  two 
  specimens, 
  one 
  of 
  which 
  was 
  

   procured 
  of 
  a 
  Tuscarora 
  woman 
  on 
  Grand 
  river, 
  and 
  the 
  other 
  of 
  

   a 
  Seneca 
  at 
  Tonawanda. 
  This 
  figure 
  is 
  introduced 
  to 
  show 
  the 
  

   frame 
  divested 
  of 
  the 
  belts 
  and 
  drapery 
  by 
  wliich, 
  when 
  in 
  actual 
  

   lase, 
  it 
  is 
  entirely 
  concealed. 
  It 
  consists 
  of 
  but 
  three 
  principal 
  

   pieces 
  of 
  wood, 
  the 
  bow, 
  bottom 
  board 
  and 
  foot 
  board, 
  upon 
  the 
  

   first 
  and 
  last 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  most 
  labor 
  was 
  bestowed. 
  They 
  are 
  

  

  