. Bulletin. Ethnology. 66 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [boll. 86 said that boys were encouraged to use this bow and arrows and that they " could be trusted not to do any damage with ; {(/) Dolls.—These will be considered in the order of their elabora- tion. The simplest form of representing a human being was by means of a large tuft of the needles of the Norway pine. This tuft was cut squarely across the end and about halfway up a part of the needles were cut across, suggesting the length of the arms, or per- haps a shawl hanging from the shoulders. A bit of the wood was left at t
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 66 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [boll. 86 said that boys were encouraged to use this bow and arrows and that they " could be trusted not to do any damage with ; {(/) Dolls.—These will be considered in the order of their elabora- tion. The simplest form of representing a human being was by means of a large tuft of the needles of the Norway pine. This tuft was cut squarely across the end and about halfway up a part of the needles were cut across, suggesting the length of the arms, or per- haps a shawl hanging from the shoulders. A bit of the wood was left at the top of the tuft suggesting the head. These little figurines were placed upright on a piece of zinc or in a large tin pan which was gently agitated. This motion caused the figurines to tremble in a manner suggesting an Indian dance and even to move back and forth, according to the skill of the person manipu- lating the tin on which they were placed. Dolls were also made of green basswood leaves and of bright autumn leaves, fastened Avith little splinters of wood. Figures of men and women were made from a portion of the root of bulrushes that is below the water. This was partially dried and made into figures by tying it with basswood fiber, after which the figures were thoroughly dried and could be handled without breaking. A step higher in development were the figures of men and women cut from the inner bark of the slippery elm. This is the same material from which is made the " wigup cord " so extensively used in Chippewa industries. The two figures illustrated (fig. 9) were cut by a woman at Red Lake from bark she took from the tree. The figure of the woman shows the old manner of dressing the hair and both figures are so cut that they can be easily held by little hands. The same is true of the gi-ass doll (pi. 26, h) whose body is admirably shaped for a child's grasp. The orass is wound with narrow strips of basswood fiber, and a bit of color is introduced by t
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