The maker of this elaborate snowshoe has created geometric designs in the babiche weaving using black and red paint. |
Men generally made manufactured the frames, while women prepared the babiche for webbing that consisted of long strips of dehaired rawhide. |
His chest was massive, and over it the muscles rolled like babiche cord when he moved. |
The women took care of the food, skinning, cooking, smoking the meat, made babiche, clothes, blankets, and bowls. |
Then Falkner bound him hand and foot with the babiche thongs, and dragged him to the bunk. |
Roots are better than babiche in applications where the object would be in water, as wet babiche stretches terribly. |