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52 image sole Dakota Love moccosin (Wyman Coll.(Haupt del) length. 11 1/4 inches width. 5. "

tops. The ground work of beads in this specimen which is from the Ingman collection is white. About the edge of the upper are triangular patches of deep blue beads with a ? of red and white and square of carmine, with crosses of red beads with points of light blue on the instep is a triangle, the edges are deep blue then a strip of white beads with red triangles and yellow points, and a central stitch of red. The ankle band is white with crosses of blue with a white and red centre, and an encircling band of carmine. Hanging from the instep is a tongue, on two ? of white beads with deep blue markings and edge of emerald green beads in ? the same encircle the top of the moccasin. The sole has a field of turquoise blue beads, surrounded by a band of red and in the centre one square of deep blue and yellow with a center of white. Here and there are rectangular points of deep blue. at the ends and red near the centre. In the centre of the foot is a nondescript, sort of a figure all red except the middle connecting band which is deep blue. This specimen is from Fort Pierce S. Dakota. Courtship is of short duration with an indian and a few days elapse before the willing maiden is purchased of her father for so many ponies, or such other price or commodity as he may set upon her head, which is paid by the lover and the squaw exchanges her slavery from one master to another sometimes willingly at others reluctantly If the maiden is of sufficient interest to the lover, and he is willing to pay a large enough price the squaw is sold to him nolem volens and she is his wife, and subject to his disposal even if need be to his taking her life an indian may kill his wife with impunity, they seldom do so for if they did the service of a good slave would be lost, and no advantage accrue to the master