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This rain cloak is woven from sage brush bark and ornamented
with buckskin. The ends of the bark hang free, creating a fringe
effect. This type of cloak was used by poorer people and older women
within the community, both of whom may also have used them to sleep
on.
Among the Upper Ntlak, ordinary mats were usually thrown over
the head and shoulders by people who had to travel during heavy
rainfall. These makeshift rain covers where held in position with
the hands or fastened with string or pins of wood. However, a few
people from both sexes had elaborate rain capes woven of bark and
trimmed with fur. Some of them included long fringes, and varied in
length from mere shoulder coverings to cloaks that reached below
the waist. (Nlaka'pamux)
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