Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 206
inbraids withfeathers andred flannel.I show youa picture ofone of them ;he represents a fire-dancer. His bodyis painted black andis spangled all overwith glistening tin-sel, which makeshim appear as ifhe were coveredwith sparks. Many of the more 1 .•/- 1 . MOQUI INDIAN FIRE-DANCER DOI-L. beautiful… … lages are made, the huts, bidarkees (or canoes),and dog-sledges being in perfect miniature.The long sledgeshown in thepicture is fromLabrador. It isa fine specimenof nativeworkman-ship. Thedogs arecut out offine-grainedwhite wood,and are mostnatural in theirattitudes. Thetoy-makers ofNuremberg orof…
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