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People of the Mojave

The Journal of Jedediah Smith
Mojave Desert crossing, Journey to California - 1826-27


Mohave Women
The women are generally very fleshy with tolerable features. The man when dressed at all have a Spanish Blanket thrown over the left shoulder and passing under the right arm it is pinned on the breast with a wooden pin. They wear no head dress, moccasins or leggings. The dress of the women is a petticoat made of a material like flax just broken, which is banded with a plait on the upper edge like corn husks. It is fastened around the waist extending down to the knee and constitutes with whole of their clothing. They are in general much more cleanly than the Pautch. They make a kind of earthenware and in large crocks of this they boil their beans corn pumpkins &c.

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