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Indian sketches, taken during an expedition to the Pawnee tribes (Vol. 2 of 2)

Chapter 1: INDIAN SKETCHES, TAKEN DURING AN EXPEDITION TO THE PAWNEE TRIBES.
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This volume continues a series of observational sketches recorded during an expedition among the Pawnee and nearby tribes, blending travel narrative, ethnographic description, and anecdote. The author chronicles journeys across prairie landscapes, ceremonial receptions, preparations for meetings, and detailed portrayals of warriors, chiefs, ornamentation, and rituals. Accounts emphasize sensory detail—painted bodies, regalia, horsemanship, and drumming—and describe interactions mediated by interpreters, presents, and formal greetings. Interwoven are descriptions of environment, camp life, and encounters with individuals from other tribes, yielding a sequential portrait of social customs, material culture, and diplomatic exchange on the frontier.

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Title: Indian sketches, taken during an expedition to the Pawnee tribes (Vol. 2 of 2)

Author: John Treat Irving

Release date: December 20, 2024 [eBook #74957]

Language: English

Original publication: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1835

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INDIAN SKETCHES,
TAKEN
DURING AN EXPEDITION
TO THE
PAWNEE TRIBES.


BY

JOHN T. IRVING, JR.


IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

PHILADELPHIA:

CAREY, LEA AND BLANCHARD.

1835.

Entered, June 15th, 1835, according to Act of Congress,
by John T. Irving, Jr., in the office of the Clerk
of the Southern District of New York.