This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...with grease. Other dyes and paints are all obtained from the traders. Paintings were made on blazed trees, on birchbark, and on canvas. The latter were generally animal heads, such as caribou. The heads of clan animals or personal totems were especial favorites. There were formerly a number of rock paintings in the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...with grease. Other dyes and paints are all obtained from the traders. Paintings were made on blazed trees, on birchbark, and on canvas. The latter were generally animal heads, such as caribou. The heads of clan animals or personal totems were especial favorites. There were formerly a number of rock paintings in the region of the Northern Saulteaux. One painting may still be found at Fairy Point on Missanabie Lake. It is supposed by some to represent a man's winter hunt but is more likely to represent some of the animals which appeared to the painter during his dreams, probably when he was fasting and dreaming for his spirit guardian. It is claimed that these drawings were made by the ancestors of some of the Saulteaux living near by. Pottery. Up to fairly recent times, pottery was manufactured by some remote bands. Selected clay was dug and tempered by kneading a fine gravel or coarse sand into it with the fingers. It was then made into rolls and the vessels were built up by the coil process, beginning at the middle of the bottom and winding the coils around outward and upward to make the sides, which were then smoothed over until the appearance of the coils was effaced. When complete, the vessel was dried beside the fire. However, the firing eventually took place when the vessel was used. In cooking, the kettle was set upright in the sand or propped up with stones and the fire built around it. Some Saulteaux from Trout River near Lac Seul still claimed to be able to make pottery in 1909, but when put to the test they did not succeed. Potsherds are found on some old camp sites in Lac Seul, notably at Manitou Island, but the writer was unable to obtain any at this place. Clay pipes were not used. Stone vessels were sometimes made of naturally hollow stones o...
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