The Manners, Customs, and Condition of the NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, by GEORGE CATLIN.

Written During Eight Years Travel Amongst The Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-39. With Four Hundred Illustrations, carefully engraved from his Original Paintings.

VOLUME 1

Philadelphia -Leary, Stuart and Company 1913 Price: $125.00

Image Title: A. The principal modes of preserving a scalp.

B. In public shows & parades, the scalps are hung from the bride.

C. Small scalps are not "dressed," these are hung to the different parts of the dress(clothing).

D. Sometimes Scalps are hung from the end of a club, sometimes from tops of wigwams.

E. Forming the hair to fringe the handle of the war club.

F. Erecting all his scalps over his wigwam so people can "count scalps."

G. The Usual method of scalping.

H. A Man who has been scalped & recovered. Catlin

Page Size: Octavo 6" X 9 3/4".

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