[Woodcarver] ??? on American Indians

[Doris Briggs]

  Hi Merrilee,
>
> Good morning!
>   This is for all you American Indian carvers or anyone eles with an 
> opinion<BG>!  Did Indians braid their hair with 3 strands or just 
> twist/wrap it with only 2 strands?  A friend carved a cane this summer 
> and wanted to braid his hair - boy was that hard - he was beginning to 
> think about not doing that part after all! - I kept thinking it wasn't 
> done with 3 strands but wrapped with only 2.  This might be easier to 
> carve than 3.  After looking at several sites,  trying it for myself 
> and thinking about it a lot I decided to go to the experts!  So what 
> do you think - 2 or 3?  Thanks for you information!

I have a book on Indian tribes of Alberta and in all the photos that 
are close enough to see the braids clearly, they are three strands.  
The photos began in 1887 and were as late as the 1920's.

Happy carving,
Doris