Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States; collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847 . ine-quills,birds feathers, colored hair, or pendent feathers. Specimens of these are exhibited inPlate 71, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. In figure 6, which is a plain flat stem,the object is to excite wonder how the pith of the wood should not interfere with thequadrangular perforations. This is accomplished by tracing a waving channel on tw
Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States; collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847 . ine-quills,birds feathers, colored hair, or pendent feathers. Specimens of these are exhibited inPlate 71, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. In figure 6, which is a plain flat stem,the object is to excite wonder how the pith of the wood should not interfere with thequadrangular perforations. This is accomplished by tracing a waving channel on twocorresponding thin, flat pieces, which are afterwards glued together, and the line ofjunction concealed with paint. Sometimes, however, this stem is made from a singlepiece, having a crooked pith. No. 10 represents the Chippewa and Dacota pipe-stem, ornamented with the scalp ofthe male ducks head, and having five pendent feathers, with the quill ornamentedwith thin splits, worked with porcupine. This is called the peace pipe. No. 11 is thesimplest kind of stem. 3. Canoes of Bark. Another object which has stimulated the ingenuity of the northern Indians, is barkcanoes. These are made from the rind of the betula papyracea, from which it is. UrcL^vn ^y (^apC J i^< 10) /-\ tr. ^5) Y /\ f 1] if! ^ & /////,- /,;?
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