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But thefe decorations are only to be confxdered 
as indulgences on particular occafions, and the pri- 
vilege of youth; as at weddings, feflivals, dances, &c, 
or when the men aflemble to a& the war farce, on 
the evening immediately preceding their march on 
a hoflile expedition : for ufualjy they are almoft 
naked, contenting themfelves with the flap and 
fometimes a fhirt, boots and moccafins. The 
mantle is feldom worn by the men, except at night, 
in the winter feafon, when extremely cold ; and by 
the women at dances, when it ferves the purpofe of 
a veil; and the females always wear the jacket, 
flap, and bufkin, even children as foon or before 
they can walk ; whereas the male youth go per- 
fectly naked until they are twelve or fifteen years 
of age. 
The junior priefts or ftudents conflantly wear 
the mantle or robe, which is white ; and they have 
a great owl ffon cafed and fluffed very ingenioufly, 
fo well executed, as aim oft to reprefent the living 
bird, having large fparkling glafs beads, or buttons, 
fixed in the head for the eyes : this enfign of wif- 
dom and divination, they wear fometimes as a crefl 
on the top of the head, at other times the image 
fits on the arm, or is borne on the hand. Thefe 
bachelors are alfo diflinguifliable from the other 
people, by their taciturnity, grave and folernn coun- 
tenance, dignified flep, and finging to themfelves 
fong or hymns, in a low fweet voice, as they ftroll 
about the towns. 
Thefe people, like all other nations, are fond of 
mufic and dancing: their mufic is both vocal and 
inflrumental ; but of the latter they have fcarcely 
any thing worth the name ; the tambour, rattle- 
gourd, and a kind of flute made of a joint of reed 
