Clearwater River (near Orofino, Idaho)
October 10th Wednesday Thursday [1805]
"The Cho-pun-nish or Pierced nose Indians are Stout likeley men, handsom women, and verry dressey in their way, the dress of the men are a white Buffalow robe or Elk Skin dressed with Beeds which are generally white, Sea Shells-i e the Mother of Pirl hung to ther hair & on a pice of otter Skin about their necks hair Cewed in two parsels hanging forward over their Sholders, feathers, and different Coloured Paints which they find in their Countrey Generally white, Green & light Blue. Some fiew were a Shirt of Dressed Skins and long legins, & Mockersons Painted which appears to be their winters dress, with a plat of twisted grass about their necks."
William Clark
The above quote is taken directly from the Gary Moulton, University of Nebraska version of the Lewis and Clark Journals.
