Beothuk and Micmac . MICMAC-MONTAGNAIS WOMAN AT BADGERS BROOK INSEALSKIN CAPOTE WITH SNOWSHOES OF LOCAL TYPE SPECK—BEOTHUK AND MICMAC. FRANK JOE AND WIFE, M I C M AC-MONTAG N Al S OF STGEORGES BAY SETTLEMENT. WEST COAST OFNEWFOUNDLAND SNOWSHOES 30 colors to be sewed on the edge of caps, clothing, and the like, sometimes made intodesigns as a substitute for beadwork andpainting. This art is comparable with theformer work of the Montagnais in woolembroidery, and in later days in silk. Ihave described this technique in anotherpaper.^ Thfe scarcity of skin and cloth bags amongthe Newfoundland Indi
Beothuk and Micmac . MICMAC-MONTAGNAIS WOMAN AT BADGERS BROOK INSEALSKIN CAPOTE WITH SNOWSHOES OF LOCAL TYPE SPECK—BEOTHUK AND MICMAC. FRANK JOE AND WIFE, M I C M AC-MONTAG N Al S OF STGEORGES BAY SETTLEMENT. WEST COAST OFNEWFOUNDLAND SNOWSHOES 30 colors to be sewed on the edge of caps, clothing, and the like, sometimes made intodesigns as a substitute for beadwork andpainting. This art is comparable with theformer work of the Montagnais in woolembroidery, and in later days in silk. Ihave described this technique in anotherpaper.^ Thfe scarcity of skin and cloth bags amongthe Newfoundland Indians contrasts withtheir abundance among the Montagnaisand even the Micmac of the a few bags or pouches {nialsewi ^^)were obtained (pi. xxn), one of caribou-skin, dyed red, and another of muskrat-skin. Snowshoes (aygmk), shown in pi. xxiii,are not so finel} made as are those ofthe ]\Iontagnais. They resemble more thesnowshoes of the INIicmac of the mainland.^^Crooked knives (;ayayaii); awls withwooden handles {sisisan); hide-scrapersand hair-removers {saydfigan); snowshoeneedles {tatwigan) of caribou antler or
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