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Some Indian Ways 469 Dakota by the Sioux, under Sitting Bull and Short Bull, nearly every one of the dancers appeared in a war shirt of painted cotton, made in some cases of old cotton flour sack. Magnificent examples of war shirts are now to be seen in most museums. Many also are pictured in the Reports of the Bureau of Ethnology at Washington. Leggings. The leggings are best made as ordinary trousers, embellished with fringe and beadwork on the sides. Moccasins are a staple article of trade; but I have found nothing better or more serviceable than a pair of ordinary rubber-soled sneaks, decorated with a few beads or a fringe. War Clubs. The only use we have for these is in the dancing or the ceremonies. They are most easily made of , wood, and should be about twenty inches long. Painted with ordinary oil colors and embelhshed with tufts of horsehair or feathers, they are very picturesque as well as easily made. Paddles. The best designs I ever saw for painting pad- dles are those of the West Coast Indians. These are shown in three colors, black, white, and red — the red being the portions cross-lined. Drum. While an ordinary bought drum does very well for dancing, some tribes make their own, using a section of a hollow tree (or in some cases a small barrel) covered with untanned calf skin. It is soaked till soft, scraped clear of hair, and tightly stretched over each end of the hollow log. As it dries, it shrinks and becomes very tense, giving a good drimi sound. Usually it is tuned up by jh, ir«i,>,r. 2. . v/arming at the fire before use. Peace Pipe. The favorite peace pipe was of the red pipe stone, but I have seen many made of wood. The two shown are in my own collection.