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buffalo skin. That at least was the case in days of yore. Such robes were elaborately decorated with | buffalo skin. That at least was the case in days of yore. Such robes were elaborately decorated with | ||
hieroglyphics of mens and animals; chiefly horses, and depicted the exploits of the owner in his war | hieroglyphics of mens and animals; chiefly horses, and depicted the exploits of the owner in his war | ||
parties or other achievements. Now however the source of supply being | parties or other achievements. Now however the source of supply being cut off, the bison being extinct. the indian is reduced | ||
to the use of a blanket, which he procures from the white man. The blanket being a poor | to the use of a blanket, which he procures from the white man. The blanket being a poor | ||
material for ornamentation with paints, the effect sought is inked upon a strip of lambskin, or leather if | material for ornamentation with paints, the effect sought is inked upon a strip of lambskin, or leather if | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 23 June 2021
Dakota (Sioux) Blanket. (Stovie Coll. & del. Haupt)
length, 59 1/16 inches width, 104 1/2 "
Bead strip length, 76 1/2 "
width 3 5/8 " diameter of disks, 4 1/2 "
Men and women among the Dakotas envelop themselves whenever practicable in a robe of buffalo skin. That at least was the case in days of yore. Such robes were elaborately decorated with hieroglyphics of mens and animals; chiefly horses, and depicted the exploits of the owner in his war parties or other achievements. Now however the source of supply being cut off, the bison being extinct. the indian is reduced to the use of a blanket, which he procures from the white man. The blanket being a poor material for ornamentation with paints, the effect sought is inked upon a strip of lambskin, or leather if