AMERICAN INDIANS

    2 Sioux chief. Also great horsemen and hunters, the Sioux have a costume similar to that of the Yutes, with the difference that headdresses are worn. Feathers for these are generally taken from wild cocks and pheasants, but chiefs take them from from eagles and birds of prey. Each headdress is designed by the wearer to fit his own self-image, and its style often determines the name: "Big Chief Bustard", for example, or "White Crow".
    2.1 Chief Sioux Yanctons, with a necklace of animal hair and bears' teeth. The extravagant headdress of the Ponka chief (2.2) is made of feathers mixed with strips of dyed red leather. These cover the head and spread outwards to cascade down the back.
    The Minisoufaux chief (2.3) is wearing a cotton cape trimmed with a long leather fringe and his hair is lengthened at the front with two red fox tails. The Sioux Sisistas chief (2.4) wears an under-shirt whose whiteness and cut is typical of the region.