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image of standing woman Dakota (Sioux) Squaw (woman) in native dress, from a photograph, Yanktan, South Dakota. (Haupt del)

deer bounding away and leaving the hunter to return empty handed. And on the war path in the woods the greatest quiet is essential. The Dakota squaw like the indian women of other nations is rated or compared with her white sister for bulk. As has been said she is the pack burro. The illustration gives a good typic of the Dakota woman. she is built for work and such has been her lot for so many decades it is now her habit and all full grown squaws as a rule are corpulent. this is greatly to her advantage in cold weather. The use of the head as a means of support to burdens develops the muscles of the neck to such a degree that a squaw has a neck larger than the man. The dress of the squaw in this case is made of calico or in the days when skin was abundant of buckskin. At the waist is a laced belt to which is hung all the articles necessary in the ordinary routine of domestic duties. On her right side she carries her knife case and knife on the left a pouch for matches. When the bone awl was more commonly in use than now a case for holding them was also ? to the