. League of the Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, or Iroquois . QA-KA-AH OR Kl GISE-HA. OP \,1AlE LEGOIN Ch. IV.] COSTUME. 263 in the dance as ardently as did tlieir it loses its attractions, they Avill cease tobe Indians.^ The Feather dance and the War dance were thetwo great performances of the Iroquois. One hada religious, and the other a patriotic were costume dances. They weie performedby a select band, ranging from fifteen to twenty-five, who were distinguished for their powers of en-durance, activity and spirit. Besides these, therewere four other costume dances. In
. League of the Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, or Iroquois . QA-KA-AH OR Kl GISE-HA. OP \,1AlE LEGOIN Ch. IV.] COSTUME. 263 in the dance as ardently as did tlieir it loses its attractions, they Avill cease tobe Indians.^ The Feather dance and the War dance were thetwo great performances of the Iroquois. One hada religious, and the other a patriotic were costume dances. They weie performedby a select band, ranging from fifteen to twenty-five, who were distinguished for their powers of en-durance, activity and spirit. Besides these, therewere four other costume dances. In the residue,the performers, who were the people at large, ap-peared in their ordinary apparel, and sometimesparticipated to the number of two or three hundredat one time. The Iroquois costume may be calledstrictly an apparel for the dance. This was the chiefoccasion on which the warrior was desirous to ap-pear in his best attire. Before describing thesedances, it will be proper to notice the various arti-cles of apparel which made up the full dress cos-tume of t
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