 | James Wickes Taylor - Indians of North America - 1854 - 602 pages
...it in small plaits round the neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and while it was wet they hlew it up like a bladder, and let it remain in this manner until it was dry, when it appeared nearly... | |
 | 1857 - 414 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | Jacob Richards Dodge - Indians of North America - 1860 - 460 pages
...gathered in small plaits about the neck, which was drawn together with a string, like a purse. While wet, they blew it up like a bladder, and let it remain till dry. One of these vessels would hold four or five gallons. Smith was now quite at home with his... | |
 | Frontier and pioneer life - 1875 - 806 pages
...it in small plaits round the neck, and, with a string, drew it together like a purse: in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons; in these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. On our arrival... | |
 | Henry Howe - Ohio - 1891 - 670 pages
...gathered it in small plaits around the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse, in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string and...sugar loaf, but more rounding at the lower end. One of the vessels would hold about four or five gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear... | |
 | Henry Howe - Ohio - 1891 - 610 pages
...gathered it in small plaits around the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse, in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string and...sugar loaf, but more rounding at the lower end. One of the vessels would hold about four or five gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear... | |
 | Henry Howe - Ohio - 1896 - 918 pages
...gathered it in small plaits around the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse, in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string and...sugar loaf, but more rounding at the lower end. One of the vessels would hold about four or five gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear... | |
 | History - 1913 - 330 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons; in these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | History - 1914 - 442 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons; in these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | Horace Kephart - Indian captivities - 1915 - 270 pages
...it in small plaits round the neck, and, with a string, drew it together like a purse; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...was dry, when it appeared nearly in the shape of a sugar-loaf, but more rounding at the lower end. One of these vessels would hold about four or five... | |
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... which were skinned by pulling the skin off the neck, without ripping. After they had taken off the hair, they gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they... 
