North American Indians of the Plains . Fiji. 13. Costumed Figure of a Dakota Woman. \l \ II i;i \1. < i LTURE l«l The women of nil tribes wore more clothing than themen. The most typical garment was the sleevelessdress, a one-piece garment, an excellent example of. m1! m%M4fm Fig. 14. Womans Dress of Elkskin. Audubon. which is to be seen in the Audubon collection, Fig. type was used by the Hidatsa, Mandan, Crow,Dakota, Arapaho, Ute, Kiowa, Comanche, Sarsi,Gros Ventre, Assiniboin, and perhaps others. A slight 50 INDIANS 01 I Hi. PLAINS variant is reported for the Nez Perce, Northern
North American Indians of the Plains . Fiji. 13. Costumed Figure of a Dakota Woman. \l \ II i;i \1. < i LTURE l«l The women of nil tribes wore more clothing than themen. The most typical garment was the sleevelessdress, a one-piece garment, an excellent example of. m1! m%M4fm Fig. 14. Womans Dress of Elkskin. Audubon. which is to be seen in the Audubon collection, Fig. type was used by the Hidatsa, Mandan, Crow,Dakota, Arapaho, Ute, Kiowa, Comanche, Sarsi,Gros Ventre, Assiniboin, and perhaps others. A slight 50 INDIANS 01 I Hi. PLAINS variant is reported for the Nez Perce, Northern Sho-shoni, and Plains-Cree in that the extensions of thecape are formed into a tight-fitting sleeve. Some writer- claim that in early day- the A —iniboin and Blackfoot women also used this form. Formerly, theCheyenne, Osage, and Pawnee women wore a two-piece garment consisting of a skirt and a cape, a form typical of the Woodland Indian- of the east. A close study of Plains costumes will disclose that inspite of one general pattern, there are tribal style-. Inthe first place, all dresses show the same main outline,curious open hanging sleeves, and a bottom of fourappendages of which those at the sides are longest Almost without exception these dressc
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