League of the Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, or Iroquois (1851) (14585868267)

Identifier: leagueofhodnos00inmorg (find matches)
Title: League of the Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, or Iroquois
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881
Subjects: Iroquois Indians Names, Geographical
Publisher: Rochester : Sage & Brother New York : M.H. Newman & Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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KNEE RATTLE OF DEEKS HOOFS. The war-club used in the dance, was usually a lightarticle, of which the following is a representation.
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GA-JE-WA, OR WAR-CLUB. The various articles of apparel which now makeup the costume of the Iroquois, are precisely thesame that they were at the epoch of the discovery.No change has been made in the articles themselves,although there have been changes in the materials ofwhich they Avere made. The deer-skin, in laterdays, has been laid aside for the broadcloth, and theporcupine quill for the bead. By making a resub-stitution of material, the original costume would berecovered in full. In preparing for the dance, all the articles above Ch. IV.) COSTUME. 267 described were not necessarily used by eaeli indi-vidual. Those strictly needful were tlie head-dress,the belt and kilt, to which each wearer added suchornaments and rattles as he was disposed. Usu-ally they were nude down to the waist, and alsobelow the knees, to give greater freedom to theirlimbs. A great diversity could be seen in theircostumes when brought together in the dance, inconsequence of the diiferent fabrics of which the