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269. t DESCRIPTION OF PLATES 14 AND 15. Plate 14, rod armor. Made of 74 strips of wood formed by splitting branches, woven with native cord of wild hemp. The checkered portion in black is woven with cord made of human hair. Short rods are worked in below the armpits. All the rods are split at either end, the finishing cords drawn into the split to secure the weaving. In addition the armor is bound on the upper and lower edges with skin sewed with sinew. The shoulder straps are of otter ( ?) fur.... The surface of the armor shows 4 horizontal bands of red paint. Width, 38 inches; height, 30 inches. (Cat. No. 2928, U. S. N. M. Shasta Indians, northern California and Oregon. Col lected by Lieut. G. T. Emmons, U. S. N. ) Plate 15, fig. 1, rod armor (Klnig-ldicyst-e-cue-it-ivul}. Made of 118 peeled rods, woven together with native twine, bound with buckskin on upper and lower edges and armholes. Shoulder straps of leather; 6 horizontal stripes of red cord cross the front of the coat. " It is tied across the breast from left to right.
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