s m m p i p a w ü i r ,
Lath, of John Collins, N ? 7-9 S .T h ird S t .P h il?
Chippeways are not naturally very strong, but they are active; they will walk,
swim, paddle, &c., for a length of time without any apparent fatigue. They are
inured to exercise, and heedless of exposures of all kinds; they make good hunters
and skilful fishers. They are generally tall and thin, and are easily distinguished
from the Missouri Indians by the absence of the aquiline nose, which may be
considered characteristic of the latter. Their bodies and shoulders are well set
and well proportioned: their legs are not very good, generally destitute of calf,
with thick knees and ankles: their feet are large; their arms and hands small and
well shaped; they possess great strength in the wrist. Their voice is strong and
harmonious, and many of them sing, and their ear appears good.”* They seem
to be among the most intelligent of the northern tribes; brave in war, and faithful
to the obligations of friendship.
PLATE XXVIII.
CHIPPEWAY.
I received this. head from Henry R. Schoolcraft, Esq., the distinguished
traveller and naturalist, and United States Indian agent at Michillimackinack. Of
its history nothing is known, excepting the fact of its having belonged to a genuine
Chippeway Indian. The general characters are those of the American race ; but
the frontal regibn presents an unusual development.
MEASUREMENTS.
Longitudinal diameter, . . • • 7,3 ^ric^es'
Parietal d iam e ter,................................................ 5,8 ^nc^es’
* Exped. II, p. 166.