. Travels through the interior parts of North America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768. lion is formed into thin plates of about four inches broad, in feveral of which they confine their hair. That plate which is neareft the head is of a coniiderable width ; the next jiarrower, and made fo as to pafs a little way under the other, and in this manner they faften into each other, and, gradually tapering, defcend to the waift, as repre^ fented in plate N° II. The hair of the Indian women being in general very long, this proves an expenfive method. But the women that live to the wefl ofthe Miflif
. Travels through the interior parts of North America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768. lion is formed into thin plates of about four inches broad, in feveral of which they confine their hair. That plate which is neareft the head is of a coniiderable width ; the next jiarrower, and made fo as to pafs a little way under the other, and in this manner they faften into each other, and, gradually tapering, defcend to the waift, as repre^ fented in plate N° II. The hair of the Indian women being in general very long, this proves an expenfive method. But the women that live to the wefl ofthe Mifliflippi, viz, the Naudoweffies, theAffinipoils, &c. divide their hair in themiddle of the head, and form it into tworolls, one againll each ear. Thefe rollsare about three inches long, and as large^s their w rifts. They hang in a perpen-dicular attitude at the front of each ear,and defcend as far as the lower part of it,A more explicit idea may be formed ofthis mode by referring to plate III. The women of every nation generallyplace a fpot of paint, about the fize of a ? - crown-. [ 231 ] crown-piece, againft each ear; fome ofthem put paint on their hair, and fome-times a fmall fpot in the middle of theforehead. The Indians, in general, pay a greaterattention to their dreis and to the ornamentswith which they decorate their perfons,than to the accommodation of their hutsor tents. They conftrucl the latter in thefollowing limple and expeditious manner. Being provided with poles of a properlength, they fallen two of them acrofs,near their ends, with hands made of done this, they raife them up,and extend the bottom of each as wideas they purpofe to inake the area of thetent: they then ered: others of an equalheight, and fix them fo as to fupport thetwo principal ones. On the whole theylay ikins of the elk or deer, fewed to-gether, in quantity fufficient to cover thepoles, and by lapping over to form thedoor. A great number of ikins are fome-times required for this purpo
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