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Report upon the Indian tribes (1855)

Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817?-1863 · Washington : [s.n.] · leaf 32

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CHOCTAWS.—DRESS AND ORNAMENTS, : 3 colors and silver ornaments. Pendants of beads or shells are frequently attached to the ears, nose, or neck. The hair is sometimes cropped in front, to reach to the eyebrows ; and red or blue paint is generally used to beautify their faces. A favorite style of… … Choctaws. Prats 13. Shawnees.

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