Hide and Hair
Parts:
-skin
-hair
Uses:
-teepees
-clothing, blankets
-canoes
-headbands, ropes and belts

Native women tanned the bison skins and used them to make tent-like homes called teepees. The thick hides also provided clothing and warm blankets. Skins were stretched over frames to make canoes for water travel. Bison hair was braided and used to fashion headbands, belts and ropes. Next
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