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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849. 256 words

He has gone back to fight without having entered his village.

f.

A man whom he killed on the field of battle who had a bow and arrows.

g.

These are two men whom he took prisoners, one of whom had a hatchet, and the other a gun

in his hand. g. g.

h.

This is a woman who is designated only by a species of waistcloth.

This is the way they distinguish her from the men.

Such is the mode in which they draw their portraits.

A. This is the manner they paint the tribe of the Potatoe and not as it is on the other plate. b. Is a stick set in the ground to the extremity of which two or three pieces of wood are attached, to denote the direction in which they

went when they are hunting; and on the nearest tree they

paint the animal of the tribe to which they belong, with the numbers of guns they have; that is to

say if they are three men, they paint three guns, if they are more and there are some who have a

bow and no gun, they put down a bow.

When they return from hunting and are near the village they do the same thing and add the number of beasts they have killed

-- that

is to

say, they paint the Deer,

and the Stag from the head to

the neck; if some are male they add antlers; they paint the other animals entire; if they are some