. Bulletin. Ethnology. 18 ADORNMENT [b. a. k. were made decorative, and often were symbolic. Archeological testimony shows that sea-shell beads, worn as necklaces or woven into belts, were widely used, and they probably found their way into the. CROW WOMAN WITH ELK-TOOTH DRESS intei'iijr through barter or as ceremonial or friendly gifts. Wampum belts figured largely in the official transactions be- tween the early settlers and the eastern tribes. Disks cut from the conch shell were worn as ornaments and were also offered in certain religious rites; they ranked among the northern tiibes as did
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 18 ADORNMENT [b. a. k. were made decorative, and often were symbolic. Archeological testimony shows that sea-shell beads, worn as necklaces or woven into belts, were widely used, and they probably found their way into the. CROW WOMAN WITH ELK-TOOTH DRESS intei'iijr through barter or as ceremonial or friendly gifts. Wampum belts figured largely in the official transactions be- tween the early settlers and the eastern tribes. Disks cut from the conch shell were worn as ornaments and were also offered in certain religious rites; they ranked among the northern tiibes as did the turcjuoise among the people of the S. W. With the Plains Indians a neck- lace of bear's claws marked the man of distinction. The headdress varied in dif- ferent parts of the country and was gen- erally significant of a man's kinship, ceremonial office, rank, or totemic de-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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