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WESTERN SHOSHONE

Buckskin Work

Number and rewrite the paragraphs in their correct order.

The hide was smoked 1. ___________________________
to get a tan color _________________________________
and special fragrance. _____________________________

They soaked the hide 2.____________________________
in a special animal ________________________________
brain solution. ___________________________________

Hunters stalked, killed 3.___________________________
and gutted the deer on_____________________________
the spot. _______________________________________

The hide was pulled and 4.__________________________
stretched until it was _______________________________
soft and pliable. __________________________________

Buckskin was fitted, cut 5.__________________________
out and sewn into clothes ___________________________
and other items. _________________________________

The hide was soaked then 6.________________________
the hair was scraped off. ___________________________
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Last Modified: May 7, 2007