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The use of buffalo hair by the North American Indians (1906)

Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941 · London : Anthropological Institute · leaf 7

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cm. in depth. The fringe averages about 18 cm. in length. This specimen is also made of buffalo hair. Originally the sides were dyed red, but very little colour now remains. Narrow braided bands 3- 5 cm. in width, dyed black, serve as the ends; to these the side pieces have been attached. In this… … Fig. 3.- BUFt'ALO HAIR BAG IN THE BRITISH portion of the belt had been completed. MUSEUM. All the belts and hands in the British Museum collection are decorated by means of small white beads, which were * Robt. Munlen, Geography Rectified, .vc. Sid ed. (London, 1693), p. 586. [ 3 ]

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