. The book of woodcraft . t mission, but quite as serviceable and much more of anovelty: I mean real Indian furniture. It is very safe to saythat everything you need in camp, from hair-combs to beds,blankets, and signboards, was made by the Indian in amore original way than any of us can expect to reach with-out help. Very few of the Plains Indians made furniture, as weunderstand it, but those on the West Coast did. We mayfollow many of their designs exactly. One of the simplest and most useful things is the lev/stool. Many of these are shown in Cuts I and II. Thesedesigns are closely copied a
. The book of woodcraft . t mission, but quite as serviceable and much more of anovelty: I mean real Indian furniture. It is very safe to saythat everything you need in camp, from hair-combs to beds,blankets, and signboards, was made by the Indian in amore original way than any of us can expect to reach with-out help. Very few of the Plains Indians made furniture, as weunderstand it, but those on the West Coast did. We mayfollow many of their designs exactly. One of the simplest and most useful things is the lev/stool. Many of these are shown in Cuts I and II. Thesedesigns are closely copied after West Coast Indian work,though originally used to decorate boxes. A chiefs chair (e, f, g, h) is a fine thing to make for aLodge-room or for sale, but in camp we seldom see any-thing so elaborate. Indeed, few fellows feel like doingcabinet work when out under the trees. They are notthere for that purpose. In several cases we have made afine throne for the chief out of rough, field stone; i in 456 The Book of Woodcraft.
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