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White deer skin, having curious tassels at the ends, hanging down to the knees. The leggings, garters and mocasins were all white. Bells were attached to the garters. The cap was of conical form, and made as follows: the skin on the underside of deers tails was taken off and dressed with the hair on. This hair, being perfectly white was so fixed as to lie close to the skin, though it run up the cap. These skins were sewed together so as to make the cap in due form. to the caps of the common Indians had ornamental forehead pieces, probably there unclear though of this I have not been able to learn. Bells were fastened to the hind part of the cap, and white feathers put in so as to hang down each side. The priests also had pipes peculiar. Both the stem and bowl were white, and the stem was about three feet long. T. Smith. unclear The wives of the priests had also a distinguishing dress. This consisted of a short gown and petticoat, of deer skin, as perfectly white as possible. The petticoat came nearly to the ankles with a row of bells round it, not at the bottom but about ass high up as their knees. Their mocasins were white also, and made like eastern boots, coming up about half way to the knee. They had head bands going round their heads; and on the head, fastened to these bands were two horns, as strikeout badges of honor, about three inches long. Their beads, jewels, earrings &c. were as other women of distinction. Anna (very aged) The ancient dress and ornaments of the common people were as follows, viz 1.The head dress. The men left a tuft of hair on the crown as large as the palm of the hand, and shaved a ring around it about two inches wide, and then painted their hair with a kind of paste made of red & yellow dust. On the top of their head they wore a deers horn, curiously prepared, two or three inches long, having one end fastened to the tuft of hair left on the crown. These were afterwards exchanged for horns of silver. These being hollow were fastened on the top of the head, by having a lock of hair put through them. They also wore a head band made of otter skin, about two inches wide. These afterwards were exchanged for silver. (doubtless more or less ornamental) Their caps were of a conical shape, made of otter skin, and had a forehead piece curiously wrought with white hair & yellow. The rim of the ear was frequently cut almost round, and