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(unclear), a strip of dressed buffalo hide in beads of (unclear) color, small, and notably the Ogalalla. (Nucapapa?) Cheyenne and other Dakotas, use as a ground, or filling the white bead and the designs are marked in colors. The blanket in an illustration is one owned by Gen. Stolie, and is a specimen from Standing Rock, S. Dakota. The blanket it self is a dark indigo blue with marginal lines of white & red these marginal lines are about one inch wide, and at the top and bottom edge are red. (Unclear) the middle is the strip of bead work, sewed to the blanket with deer sinew. The ground is white and at intervals more or less regular in (unclear) (might?) in the colored beads. The first is a rectangular design  composed of five bars. green interspersed with four bars of red, white merge in a perpendicular bar of red. adjoining this is one of yellow, then one of deep blue, and a run of red triangles completes this figure. of these there are five in the strip; then two, and half of this one central. Between the rectangular figures are (disks?) of beads four and a half inches in diameter; with a central cross of two red (the (unclear)) and two blue arms on a field of white. This blanket is made by sewing together two smaller ones and as will be seen the greatest dimension is the width. In cold weather, and when courting, the man envelopes himself in his blanket head and all leaving only a small aperture through which to look. The fiction, alleged to be held by the (unclear). that when his head is covered his whole body is out of sight applies to the indian with men (unclear) when engaged in courting an indian wrapped in his blanket is supposed to be out of sight and completely hidden. Enveloped in his blanket a "buck" will sit with his sweet heart any where in the open camp and by indian etiquette the couple is not observed. they are never molested. These lines and notes are incident to the (unclear) of the blanket and have no connection with the indian (unclear) X The reader will understand this seeming contradiction.
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procurable, a strip of dressed buffalo hide [[crossed out: upon this is  ?]] in beads of various color,
Some and notably the Ogalalla, Hucapapa, Cheyenne, & other Dakotas. use a ground or filling the
white bead and [[crossed out - the]] designs are marked in colors. The blanket in our illustration is one owned
by Mr. Stolie, and is a specimen from Standing Rock S. Dakota. The blanket it self is a dark indigo
blue with marginal lines of white & red these marginal lines are about one inch wide and at the tip and
bottom edges are red. ☉ Near the middle is the strip of bead work sewed to the blanket with deer
sinew. The ground is white and at intervals more or less regular on devices [[? wrought?]] in the colored beads.  
The first is a rectangular device comprised of five bars, green interspersed with four bars of red, which
merge in a perpendicular bar of red. adjoining this is one of yellow, then one of deep blue, and a row of red  
triangles completes this figure. of these there are five on the strip; we show two, and half of this central one
Between the rectangular figure, are disks of [[?]] four and a half inches in diameter, with a central
cross of two red (the [[?]]) and two blue arms. on a field of white. This blanket is made by sewing
together two smaller ones and as will be seen the the greatest dimension is the width.(X)  In cold
weather, and when courting, the indian envelopes himself in his blanket head and all leaving only
a small aperture through which to look. This fiction, alleged to be held by the ostrich, "that when his
head is covered his whole body is out of sight, applies to the indian with new force. when in
-gaged in courting an indian wrapped in his blanket is supposed to be out of sight, and completely
hidden. Enveloped in his blanket a "buck" will sit with his sweet heart any where in the open
camp and by indian etiquette the couple is not observed. they are never [[?molested?]]."
 
☉
These lines and marks are incident to the weave of the blanket and have no connection
with the indian workmanship.
 
(X) The reader will understand this seeming contradiction.

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34 procurable, a strip of dressed buffalo hide crossed out: upon this is  ? in beads of various color, Some and notably the Ogalalla, Hucapapa, Cheyenne, & other Dakotas. use a ground or filling the white bead and crossed out - the designs are marked in colors. The blanket in our illustration is one owned by Mr. Stolie, and is a specimen from Standing Rock S. Dakota. The blanket it self is a dark indigo blue with marginal lines of white & red these marginal lines are about one inch wide and at the tip and bottom edges are red. ☉ Near the middle is the strip of bead work sewed to the blanket with deer sinew. The ground is white and at intervals more or less regular on devices ? wrought? in the colored beads. The first is a rectangular device comprised of five bars, green interspersed with four bars of red, which merge in a perpendicular bar of red. adjoining this is one of yellow, then one of deep blue, and a row of red triangles completes this figure. of these there are five on the strip; we show two, and half of this central one Between the rectangular figure, are disks of ? four and a half inches in diameter, with a central cross of two red (the ?) and two blue arms. on a field of white. This blanket is made by sewing together two smaller ones and as will be seen the the greatest dimension is the width.(X) In cold weather, and when courting, the indian envelopes himself in his blanket head and all leaving only a small aperture through which to look. This fiction, alleged to be held by the ostrich, "that when his head is covered his whole body is out of sight, applies to the indian with new force. when in -gaged in courting an indian wrapped in his blanket is supposed to be out of sight, and completely hidden. Enveloped in his blanket a "buck" will sit with his sweet heart any where in the open camp and by indian etiquette the couple is not observed. they are never ?molested?."

☉ These lines and marks are incident to the weave of the blanket and have no connection with the indian workmanship.

(X) The reader will understand this seeming contradiction.

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