Show Winnebago Indians Fond of Fancy Clothes As clothing the early Winnebago wore a breechclout moccasins leggins and robes of dressed skins The advent advent advent ad ad- vent of the French trader added to their dress but at all times we find both men and women combing their I I hair straight back parted in the middIe middie middle mid mid- midi i dIe dle and tied behind their heads in braids later decorated by ribbons r Thomas Anderson who spent a winter winter winter win win- ter trading with them on the Rock RockI river in 1802 said that they were wera the most filthy most obstinate and I bravest people of any Indian tribe When the French came they added blankets to their garb white for winter winter winter win win- ter and bright colors for the sumI sum sum- mer iner I In the Governors Governor's reception roon room In InI Inthe inthe the state capitol at Madison 1 Vla WIs I the surrender Of or the noted Chief RedBird TIed Red Bird which ended the war warIn warin warin in 1825 is cleverly depicted depleted Red TIed RedBird RedBird Bird the prisoner is pictured as ns baying havIng having hav bay ing one side of his face pain painted ted red the other intermixed with green and white clothed in a Yankton suit of dressed perfectly white and andas andas andas as soft as a kid glove It consisted of a Jacket ornamented with a a. fringe of the same material the be beIng being being be- be ing cut to fit his finely formed arms and the leggins also of dressed elk elk- skin with a a. of thi th same material material ma ma- and enriched with blue beads On his feet he wears weara moccasins andon and ond ondon nd on each shoulder in place of an epaul epaul- otto ette Is fastened a a. stuffed red bird Around his neck hung strands ot of wampum wampum warn warn- pum Duen of various lengths and md he holds a war pipe in his hand ornamented with dyed horse hair and feathers of birds Who remember when the only thing a pedestrian had to worry about were runaway horses orse and reckless bicycle riders National Republican |