. Bulletin. Ethnology. Kwers] THE HORSE IN BLACKFOOT INDIAN CULTURE 117 suspect that it had a wider distribution in the northern Plains. 1 described the double-bag to Kiowa informants. They were entirely unfamiliar with it. In view of the limited data available on the double-bag it is im- possible to determine either its origin or antiquity. It may have been an Indian invention, or it have been adapted from saddlebags employed by trappers and traders in the Indian FtGTjUE 21.—a, Buffalo calfskin berry bag; &, berry bag transported in the pocket of a double-bag on saddle of a
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Kwers] THE HORSE IN BLACKFOOT INDIAN CULTURE 117 suspect that it had a wider distribution in the northern Plains. 1 described the double-bag to Kiowa informants. They were entirely unfamiliar with it. In view of the limited data available on the double-bag it is im- possible to determine either its origin or antiquity. It may have been an Indian invention, or it have been adapted from saddlebags employed by trappers and traders in the Indian FtGTjUE 21.—a, Buffalo calfskin berry bag; &, berry bag transported in the pocket of a double-bag on saddle of a packhorse, Blackfoot. PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF LUGGAGE TRANSPORTED BY RIDING HORSES The Blackfoot commonly used three types of luggage in carrying articles on riding horses. Generally these were placed on the horse ridden by a woman of the household when camp was moved. Items carried in these containers are listed on pages 136-137. THE DOUBLE SADDLEBAG The double saddlebag (illustrated in Wissler, 1910, p. 95, and Ewers, 1945 b, p. 57) was made from a rectangular piece of soft. 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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