NORTH AMERICA# £01 
They have large filver crefcents, or gorgets, 
which being fufpended by a ribband round the 
neck, lie upon the bread ; and the arms are orna- 
mented with filver bands, or bracelets, and filver 
and gold chains, &c. a collar invefts the neck. 
The head, neck and bread, are painted with 
Vermillion, and fome of the warriors have the 
ikin of the bread, and mufcular parts of the body* 
very curioufly infcribed, or adorned, with hiero- 
glyphick fcrolls, flowers, figures of animals, dars, 
crefcents, and the fun in the centre of the bread* 
This painting of the flefii, I underdand, is per- 
formed in their youth, by pricking the fkin with 
a needle, until the blood darts, and rubbing in a 
blueifli tindf, which is as permanent as their life*, 
The fhirt hangs loofe about the waid, like a 
frock, or fplit down before, refembling a gown, 
and is fometimes wrapped clofe, and the waid en- 
circled by a curious belt or fafh. 
The drefs of the females is fome what different 
from that of the men : their flap or petticoat is 
made after a different manner, is larger and lon- 
ger, reaching almod to the middle of the leg, and 
is put on differently ; they have no fhirt or drift, 
but a little fhort waidcoat, ufually made of cal- 
lico, printed linen, or fine cloth, decorated with 
lace, beads, $tc. They never wear boots or 
dockings, but their bufkins reach to the middle 
of the leg. They never cut their hair, but plait 
it in wreaths, which are turned up, and fadened 
on the crown, with a filver broach, forming a 
wreathed top-knot, decorated with an incredible 
quantity of filk ribbands, of various colours, 
which dream down on every fide, almod, to the 
ground. They never paint, except thofe of a 
particular clafs, when difpofed to grant certain 
favours to the other fex. 
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