Beard, Linda, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 141
VJ Fig. 178. —Handleand hatchet for tom-ahawk. and one-half inches long inhot water; when it is pliable,split an end down one inch, nomore (Fig. 178, ]), and in trueIndian fashion bind a stonehatchet (Fig. 178, K) betweenthe split sides of the stickhandle with thongs of hide.Whittle the little… … Fig- 79-—Toma-hawk ready for use. The Chieftains Shield is of hide taken from the neckof the bull bison; the piece must be twice the requiredsize for a finished shield to allow for the necessary shrink-age. Over a fire built in a hole in the ground the skin isstretched and pegged down. When heated,…
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