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Pioneers in Canada

CHAPTER VII
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The nose ornaments hang down half an inch, and nearly touch the upper lip.
"The men are bold, manly, and graceful in their gait, always carrying their bodies erect and easy.

On the other hand, the women, by walking with the toes of their feet turned inwards, have a disagreeable and lame appearance.

The men are specially fond of painting their faces and bodies with vermilion, white and blue clay, charcoal or soot mixed with a little grease or water.

With this colour they daub the body, legs, and thighs in bars and patches, and take the greatest pains about painting the face, usually with red and black.

Their skins are generally tattooed with figures representing the sun, stars, eagles, serpents, &c, especially objects which have appeared to them in their dreams.


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