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 Dress  
The Ancient dress of kings at their inauguration was as follows First, a shirt of white leather, extending to the hips, second, breeches, rather a petticote, of white leather, extending down to the knees. Third, mocasins, made like short-boots extending half way up the leg. Fourth a cap made of otter skin with a band of white leather round the bottom, stuck thick all round with white crane feathers. There extending above the crown of the cap, gave the whole a perfectly white appearance. Fifth - a sceptre, crossed out - This consisted of that is, a white staff, given him at his inauguration, as indicating his authority. The great priest, u ku, (as well as the other priests) had two official dresses, one yellow, in which he was consecrated, and one white, in which he generally appeared when attending his official duties. These dresses, in many respects were similar?, except the colour; therefore a description of one will be sufficient. The white dress was crossed out - made of deer skin, made as perfectly white as possible. It consisted First, of? a shirt, extending down about half ^ way from the hip to the knee. Second, Breeches. These were made as follows. Two aprons? , one behind, and one before, fastened above the hips with girdle, came down half way to the knee. These were fastened at each side, and drawn up in the middle and fastened, as to answer all the purposes of breeches. Third, the coat, this was long extending nearly to the feet, having curiously wrought shoulder pieces, on both shoulders of the high priest, and on one shoulder of the other priests. Fourth, a girdle, this was made of the same white deer skin, sufficiently long to twine round the body, and then hang down to the knees. This had curiously wrought tassels at the ends. Fifth, legings, garters, & mocasins made as usual only white & the garters had small bells attached to them. Sixth, a cap. This was of a conical? figure, and made as follows. The skin on the under side of the deers tail was taken off, and dressed with the hair on. This hair, perfectly white, was so fixed as to set close to the skin, and there skins were sewed together do as to form the cap?. Bells were fastened to the hind part of it, and white feathers put in so as to bend over each side. Seventh, a pipe. The stem & bowl ^ were both white, & the stem was about two feet long. (Warrioirs dress red, see hereafter) The priests wives had also a distinguishing dress. This consisted of a short gown and petticoat of white deer skins. The petticoat extended nearly to the ankles, having a row of bells round it, about as high up as the knees. The mocasins were white and made like eastern boots, coming up half way to the knee. Their beads, jewels, & earrings as those of other women