North American Indians of the Plains . elts. On the south, the Comanche are believedto have made a few crude baskets. Woven mats werealmost unknown, except the simple willow backrestsused by the Blackfoot, Mandan, Cheyenne, GrosVentre, and others. These are, after all, but citationsof exceptions most pronounced among the marginaltribes, the fact being that the Plains area as a whole issingularly weak in the textile arts. Since skin- everywhere took the place of cloth, thedressing of pelts was an important industry. It wasnot only womans work but her worth and virtue wereestimated by her output
North American Indians of the Plains . elts. On the south, the Comanche are believedto have made a few crude baskets. Woven mats werealmost unknown, except the simple willow backrestsused by the Blackfoot, Mandan, Cheyenne, GrosVentre, and others. These are, after all, but citationsof exceptions most pronounced among the marginaltribes, the fact being that the Plains area as a whole issingularly weak in the textile arts. Since skin- everywhere took the place of cloth, thedressing of pelts was an important industry. It wasnot only womans work but her worth and virtue wereestimated by her output. Soles of moccasins, parfleche,and other similar bags were made of stiff rawhide, theproduct of one of the simplest and perhaps the mostprimitive methods of treating skins. The uppers ofmoccasins, soft bags, thongs, etc., were of pliabletexture, produced by a more elaborate and laboriousprocess. m \ i \i. « i l i;i For the rawhide finish the treatment i> as follow-:Shortly after the removal of a hide, it is stretched out. Fig. 18. Fleshing a Hide.
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