Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian CollectionCatlin, George
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Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection
Catlin, George
England -- Description and travel; France -- Description and travel; Indians of North America
No. 5.--_War-Party encamped at Night_, asleep under their buffalo
robes, with sentinels on the watch. The _alarm in camp_ is given, and
the warriors roused to arms.
No. 6.--_War-Party in Council_, consulting with their chief as to the
best and most effective way of attacking their enemies, who are close
at hand.
No. 7.--_Skulking_, or advancing cautiously upon the enemy to take
them by surprise--a common mode and merit in war among the North
American Indians.
No. 8.--_Battle and Scalping_; showing the frightful appearance of
Indian warfare, and the mode of taking the scalp.
No. 9.--_Scalp Dance_, in celebration of a victory; the women, in the
centre of the group, holding up the scalps on little sticks, and the
warriors dancing around them, brandishing their weapons, and yelling
in the most frightful manner.
No. 10.--_Treaty of Peace._ The chiefs and warriors of the two
hostile tribes in the act of solemnizing the treaty of peace, by
smoking mutually through the calumet, or pipe of peace, which is
ornamented with eagles' quills; the calumet resting in front of the
group.
No. 11.--_Pipe-of-Peace Dance_, by the warriors, with the pipes
of peace, or calumets, in their hands, after the treaty has been
concluded. This picturesque scene will be represented by the warriors
all joining in the dance, uniting their voices with the beat of the
Indian drum, and sounding the frightful war-whoop.
PROGRAMME FOR THE SECOND EVENING.
DOMESTIC SCENES.
No. 1.--_The Blackfoot Doctor, or Mystery-man_, endeavouring to cure
his dying patient by the operation of his mysteries and songs of
incantation.
No. 2.--_Mr. Catlin at his Easel, in the Mandan Village_, painting
the portrait of _Mah-to-toh-pa_, a celebrated Mandan chief. The
costumes of the chief and the painter the same that were worn on the
occasion.
No. 3.--_An Indian Wedding._ The chief, who is father of the girl, is
seated in the middle of the group, receiving the presents which are
laid at his feet by the young man, who (when the presents accumulate
to what the father deems an equivalent) receives the consent of the
parent, and the hand of the girl, whom he leads off; and as she is
the daughter of a chief, and admired by the young men, they are
bestowing on her many presents.
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