. Bulletin. Ethnology. BED FRAME OF THE CHIPPEWA. (hOFFMAn) used only in the men's sleeping lodge. Little children occupied cradles (q. v.), which varied in form and ornamentation, but were all constructed on the general plan of a porta) )le box and adajited to the age of the child. Among some tribes a hammock, made by folding a skin about two ropes, was hung l^etween posts and used to swing children to sleep. A crotched stick was thrust slanting into the edge of the fireplace, and from tlie crotch hung one or more smaller crotched sticks directly over the fire, serving as hooks for kettles in
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BED FRAME OF THE CHIPPEWA. (hOFFMAn) used only in the men's sleeping lodge. Little children occupied cradles (q. v.), which varied in form and ornamentation, but were all constructed on the general plan of a porta) )le box and adajited to the age of the child. Among some tribes a hammock, made by folding a skin about two ropes, was hung l^etween posts and used to swing children to sleep. A crotched stick was thrust slanting into the edge of the fireplace, and from tlie crotch hung one or more smaller crotched sticks directly over the fire, serving as hooks for kettles in cooking. The household meal. couch of the plains tribes, (mooney) was often served on a mat. In the dwell- ings of the corn-growing Plains Indians the wooden mortar used for pounding maize was set at the right of the entrance and held firmly in place by sinking its pointed base well into the earthen floor. In every habitation a suspended pole or rack wasplaced near the fire for the drying of moccasins or other clothing. In the Pueblo house the mealing trough occupied a corner of the room, and was set at a sufficient distance from the wall to per- mit the women to kneel comfortably at their work and face the apartment. The trough was of stone and generally con- tained three metates, varying in coarse- ness, for hulling, cracking, and mealing the grain. Niches in the walls served as shelves or closets. Utensils varied with the methods of cooking in the different parts of the country; they were baskets, wooden and pottery vessels, and later metal kettles. Household utensils, for cooking, eating, and drinking, were usu- ally kept in or near the space belonging to the housewife, and consisted of baskets, boxes, platters, and bowls of wood or pottery, spoons of horn, wood, gourd, or pottery, and ladles. Some of the house- hold utensils were ornamented with carving or painting, and not infrequently were treasured as heirlooms. Brooms of C(jarse grass or twigs were used to sweep the f
Size: 2438px × 1025px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectethnolo, bookyear1901
