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temples ; the front peak of it being embellifhed 
with a high waving plume, of crane or heron 
feathers. 
The clothing of their body is very Ample and 
frugal. Sometimes a ruffled fliirt of fine linen, 
next the fkin, and a flap, which covers their lower 
parts ; this garment fomewhat refembles the an- 
cient Roman breeches, or the kilt of the High- 
landers ; it ufually confifls of a piece of blue 
cloth, about eighteen inches wide ; this they pafs 
between their thighs, and both ends being taken 
up and drawn through a belt round their waift, 
the ends fall down, one before, and the other 
behind, not quite to the knee ; this flap is ufually 
plaited and indented at the ends, and ornament- 
ed with beads, tinfel lace, &c. 
The leg is furnilhed with cloth boots ; they 
reach from the ancle to the calf, and are orna- 
mented with lace, beads, filver bells, &c. 
The ftillepica or moccalin defends and adorns 
the feet ; it feems to be an imitation of the an- 
cient bufkin or fandal, very ingenioufly made 
of deer fkins, drefled very foft, and curioufly or- 
namented according to fancy. 
Befide this attire, they have a large mantle of 
the fineft cloth they are able to purchafe, always 
either of a fcarlet or blue colour ; this mantle is 
fancifully decorated with rich lace or fringe 
round the border, and often with little round fil- 
ver, or brafs bells. Some have a (hort cloak, juft 
large enough to cover the fhoulders and breaft ; 
this is molt ingenioufly conftructed, of feathers 
woven or placed in a natural imbricated manner, 
ufually of the fcarlet feathers of the flamingo, or 
others of the gayeft colour,. 
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