. History of the expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean [microform] : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States. Lewis and Clark Expedition; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Botany; Zoology; Botanique; Zoologie; Indians of North America; Indiens d'Amérique. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHOPUNNISH. JOT/ of the men is a bandeau of fox or otter-skin, either with or without the fur, and sometimes an ornament tied to a (A ^9J) plait of hai
. History of the expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean [microform] : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States. Lewis and Clark Expedition; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Botany; Zoology; Botanique; Zoologie; Indians of North America; Indiens d'Amérique. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHOPUNNISH. JOT/ of the men is a bandeau of fox or otter-skin, either with or without the fur, and sometimes an ornament tied to a (A ^9J) plait of hair, faUing from the crown of the head • that of the women is a cap without a rim, formed of bear- grass and cedar-bark; while the hair itself, of both sexes falls in two rows down the front of the body. Collars of bears claws are also common. But the personal ornament most esteemed is a sort of breastplate, formed of a strip of otter-skin nix inches wide, cut out of the whole length of the back of the animal, including the head ; this being dressed with the hair on, a hole is made at the upper end, through which the head of the wearer is placed, and the skin hangs m front with the tail reaching below the knee, ornamented with pieces of pearl, red cloth, and wampum or. in short, any other fanciful decoration. Tippets also are occasionally worn. That of Hohastilpilp was formed of human scalps and adorned with the thumbs and fingers of several men slain by him in battle. The Chopunnish are among the most amiable men we have seen. Their character is placid and gentle, rarely moved to passion, yet not often enlivened by gayety Their amusements consist in running races and shooting with arrows at a target; they partake also of the great and pre- vailing vice of gambling. They are, however, by no means so much attached to baubles as the generality of Indians but are anxious to obtain articles of utility, such as knives' tomahawks, kettles, blankets, and awls for [making] mocca- sins
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