Omaha Moccasin. (From Original in Peabody Museum.)
Iroquois Moccasin. (From Original in Peabody Museum.)
Kutchin Moccasin. (From Original in Peabody Museum.)
Not many of the tribes were real weavers. Handsome cotton blankets and kilts were woven by the Moki and other Pueblo Indians. Such are still made by these tribes for their religious ceremonies and dances. Nowadays these tribes have flocks of sheep and know how to weave good woollen blankets. Some of the Pueblos also weave long, handsome belts, in pretty patterns of bright colors. Their rude loom consists of just a few sticks, but it serves its purpose [pg 021] well, and the blankets and belts are firm and close.
A Pueblo Woman. (From Morgan.)
The Navajo, who are neighbors of the Pueblos, learned how to weave from them, but are to-day much better weavers than their teachers. Every one knows the Navajo blankets, with their bright colors, pretty designs, and texture so close as to shed water.