[1] The izze-kloth is usually made from strands of animal hide and its length is punctuated with beads and shells.
[2] Often, an izze-kloth has four strands, each dyed a different color (usually, yellow, blue, white and black).
[3] The izze-kloth holds great sacred symbolism and people regarded as unbelievers in the cord are almost never permitted to view, touch or discuss it.
[4] Nineteenth-century ethnological reports on Native American beliefs often commented on the difficulty in understanding the purpose and use of the izze-kloth because "the Apache look upon these cords as so sacred that strangers are not allowed to see them, much less handle them or talk about them.
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