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pum, porcupine quills* &c., encircles their 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 firnple and 
frugal. Sometimes a ruffled fhirt of fine linen, 
next the fkin, and a flap which covers their lower 
parts j this garment fomewhat refembles the an- 
cient Roman breeches, or the kilt of the High- 
landers ; it ufually confifts 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 in- 
dented at the ends, and ornamented with beads, 
tinfel lace, &c. 
The leg is furnifhed with cloth boots ; they reach 
from the ancle to the calf, and are ornamented with 
lace, beads, filver bells, &c. 
The ftillepica or moccafin defends and adorns 
the feet ; it feems to be an imitation of the ancient 
bufkin or fandal, very ingenioufly made of deer 
fkins, drefleti very foft, and curiotifly ornamented 
according to fancy. 
B elide this attire, they have a large mantle of the 
fmefe 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 filver, or brafs bells. 
Some have a fhort cloak, juft large enough to cover 
the fhoulders and breaft; this is moft ingenioufly 
conftrudted, of feathers woven or placed in a natural 
imbricated manner, ufually of the fcarlet feathers of 
the flamingo, or others of the gayeft colour, . 
