...ttempt at recording was probably what is termed picture-writing. This combines pantomime and numeration, and is found among many savage nations. Instances might be cited from Schoolcraft and from Catlin , and one remarkable example is given from the works of the latter author. Fig. 3610 shows the robe of Mah-to-toh-pa, the head chief of the Mandans, which consisted of the skin of a young buffalo ...