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89 P. 20 91 They had head bands going round the head; and on the head, fastened to these hands were two horns, about three inches long. These were badges of honour. The ancient dress of the common people was as follows. 1. The head dress. The men wore the end of a deers horn curiously prepared and fastened by one end to a tuft of hair left the crown. These were afterwards exchanged for horns of silver?, worn on the top of the head; by putting a braid of hair through them, as they were hollow. They left a tuft of hair on? the crown, as large as the palm of the hand, and shaved ring round it about two inches wide, and then painted the hair with a kind of paste made of red & yellow dust. They wear? a head band about two inches wide, made of otter skins, and tied behind. There were afterwards exchanged for head bands of silver. Their caps were of a conical shape, made of otter skins, and having the forehead piece curiously wrought with white hair dyed red. The rim of the cap was often cut near round, and rings of led? some like a goose quill in three pieces, so put on as to set close to the rim which they surrounded. Sometimes other ornaments were hung in the ear. They also had more jewels, sometimes in the middle & sometimes in the right or left nostril.

The women anointed their hair with bears oil, sprinkled with red and yellow dust, and tied it in a know or club on the crown of the head, having the rim of the ear strung with jewels. 
2.  Ornaments for the neck. The men wore a band of panthers? skin, with the hair on, and having small bells fastened  to it. They had also strings put over their necks to which were attached various ornaments, exchanged more recently for pieces of silver ^ (full moons, half moons, etc). These hung down to the breast.The women had beads made of horn or turkey bone, strung on a long thread, so as to go many times round the neck, each folding hanging lower than the other, so that the breast was nearly covered with beads. 
3. Dress for the body. The men wore a leather shirt, with sleeves. This came down to the hips. Their coats, of skins, came to the knees; and their blankets, as now, only made of skins. These were belted round the waiste, & when hunting, were brought over the left shoulder & under the right arm. Their breeches were like those of the priests, already discsd? - discussed only of a different colour, some however had those aprons simply fastened at each side, so as to form a short petticoat. The women wore a short gown , made of deer skin, and fastened in the bosom with hasps, or broaches made of bone. They had also a certain kind of handkerchief, to which was