[Woodcarver] ??? on American Indians

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Merrilee - the easiest way to solve this is to find some one with long 
hair. Try to do a two strand braid and you will see that it simply 
doesn't work. Do a three strand braid and you will see that it appears 
to be two strands.
Try it for yourself.

Sandie

Dave Egan wrote:

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>I went to high school on the Crow Indian reservation in South Central MT.  my classmates either did a three strand braid or a loose pony tail.  wouldn't a two strand twist unwind?  anyhow, not sure if it was authentic old school as so many traditions were discarded over the years but many were retained and that is what I saw in my world.  good luck.
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>>>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
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>>twist/wrap
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>>>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
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>>lot
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>>>I decided to go to the experts!  So what do you think - 2 or 3?  Thanks
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>>for
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>>>you information!
>>>Merrilee
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