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Title: Illustrations of the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians : with letters and notes written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existing ; with 360 engravings, from the author's original paintings

Year: 1857 (1850s)

Authors: Catlin, George, 1796-1872. cn

Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America

Publisher: London : H.G. Bohn

Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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pearance,and amongst them a beautiful netting of various colours, that completelycovered and almost obscured the horses head and neck, and extended overits back and its hips, terminating in a most extravagant and magnificentcrupper, embossed and fringed with rows of beautiful shells and porcupinequills of various colours. With all these picturesque ornaments and trappings upon and about him,with a noble figure, and the bold stamp of a wild gentleman on his face,added to the rage and spirit of his wild horse, in time with whose leaps lieissued his startling (though smothered) yelps, as he gracefully leaned to andfro, leaving his plumes and his plumage, his long locks and his fringes, tofloat in the wind, he galloped about; and felt exceeding pleasure in display-ing the extraordinary skill which a lifetime of practice and experiment hadfurnished him in the beautiful art of riding and managing his horse, as wellas in dis;l;Hying to advantage his weapons and ornaments of dress, l)y giving

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