How Wampanoag Men Made Everyday Tools
The men selected a large straight tree and felled it by burning the base. They chopped away the charred portions with a stone ax to fashion everyday items.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1983
Page
11
The men selected a large straight tree and felled it by burning the base. They chopped away the charred portions with a stone ax to fashion everyday items.
Moccasins were made from a single shaped skin by men hunting animals for skins and women sewing them. Holes were punched with bone awls and stitching used sinew. Decorations included wampum, quill embroidery, and moose hair.
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