Indoor and outdoor handicraft and recreation for girls (1904)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 142
necessary shrink-age. Over a fire built in a hole in the ground the skin isstretched and pegged down. When heated, it is coveredwith a strong glue made from the hoofs and joints of thebison, which causes the hide to contract and thicken. Asthis process goes on the pegs are loosened and again ad-… … Fig. 180.—Diagramfor shield. decorated. Though pliable, the shield is strong enough to ward off blows from arrows or spears.Bison hide is something you cannot obtain, so take writingpaper for the shield.Cut it into a circle aninch and a half in di-ameter, with an exten-sion for the handle(Fig.…
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