Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 250.—Ceremonial mask representing the raven. NW. coast (if America. while the brains of the animals from which they were taken werewell rubbed into them. Finally, they were carefully scraped andpressed with a bone knife, and fumigated for several days inwood smoke, after which they were both soft and this work was done by women. The garments usually worn were a long coat, long leggingsfrom the ankles to the hips, and soft shoes or mocassins, all ofwhich might be freely adorned with bead-work, or colouredsections of porcupine-quil
Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 250.—Ceremonial mask representing the raven. NW. coast (if America. while the brains of the animals from which they were taken werewell rubbed into them. Finally, they were carefully scraped andpressed with a bone knife, and fumigated for several days inwood smoke, after which they were both soft and this work was done by women. The garments usually worn were a long coat, long leggingsfrom the ankles to the hips, and soft shoes or mocassins, all ofwhich might be freely adorned with bead-work, or colouredsections of porcupine-quills. If a man had slain enemies, hefringed his leggings and sleeves with tufts of hair taken fromtheir scalps ; if he was a warrior, his exploits would also bepainted on his coat. Warriors on the Avarpath wore little cloth- NOKTH AMERICA 269 ing, and disguised their faces with black and red paint, but thechief went into battle in his full paraphernalia, generally includinga row of eagles feathers reaching from the back of the head to thehe
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