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Page 109
... tribes early in this cen- tury , all the tribes had lost their wampums , excepting only the Cape Breton Micmacs , who declined to give him detailed infor- mation on the forms , functions , or meanings of their belts . In the other ...
... tribes early in this cen- tury , all the tribes had lost their wampums , excepting only the Cape Breton Micmacs , who declined to give him detailed infor- mation on the forms , functions , or meanings of their belts . In the other ...
Page 111
... tribes . The belt marked " b " consists of five rows . It is said to repre- sent the " union of the four eastern tribes in their local alliance " . It has a dark background denoting former hostility among the tribes , lightened on the ...
... tribes . The belt marked " b " consists of five rows . It is said to repre- sent the " union of the four eastern tribes in their local alliance " . It has a dark background denoting former hostility among the tribes , lightened on the ...
Page 112
... tribes were ready they assembled at the village of the bereaved tribe , returning to the council there the mourning belt which was sent out as the summons in the first place . Such strings as the specimen illustrated were mere secondary ...
... tribes were ready they assembled at the village of the bereaved tribe , returning to the council there the mourning belt which was sent out as the summons in the first place . Such strings as the specimen illustrated were mere secondary ...
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