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[[sketches of rear (on left) and front fiber apron/skirts worn by Mohave women, which flank the following text]] PETTICOAT OF BARK THE ONLY AND MOST IMPORTANT ARTICLE OF DRESS OF THE MOJAVE WOMEN, DATING 1000 BC AND SUPPOSED TO BE THE ORIGINAL OF THE PRESENT PANNIER OF THE IMITATORS REAR PIECE FRONT PIECE [[portrait sketch of Mohave man with elaborate hairstyle in dark blue American military uniform jacket or coat.]] SICK-A-HOTE, HEAD CHIEF OF THE MOJAVES, VISITING HIS FRIENDS AT THE POST - ARRAYED LIKE THE LILLIES OF THE FIELD - HIS HAIR DONE UP 'A LA MUDDY BY SPECIAL REQUEST.' "WITH AN OBJECT IN VIEW"