American Indian

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Seminole

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American Indian tribe in Florida. They resisted the forced relocation. Have a Caribbean and Spanish style. Wore large, T-shaped tunics to the thigh if a man and to the floor if a woman.

Question 1

Peace medals

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Given to leaders of Indian tribes in the Eastern Woodlands and were fashioned into necklaces. Worn in 19th century before strong periods of genocide

Question 2

Big shirt

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Fundamental piece of male clothing for Seminole Indians. Resembles African culture because they are near Caribbean and they intermarried with southern black slaves. Like to use calicos for this garment.

Question 3

Patchwork

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Bands of color and stripes brought by the Europeans and made into a signature motif for the Seminole Indians. Use appliqué and sometimes apply trim like ric rac.

Question 4

Ribbon work

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Took the form of appliqué, as well as trim and hanging pieces. Used by Eastern Woodland Indian tribes. Came from French colonies in Quebec. Also important with Plains Indians.

Question 5

Trade beads

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Beads brought by white Europeans and traded for other objects.

Question 6

Chipiwaw

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Northeastern Woodland tribe that used trade beads for embroidery. The Bavarian folk art brought by the German settlers of Pennsylvania and Ohio was adopted as a motif.

Question 7

Bandolier bag

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Cross-body bag. Used by Eastern Woodland Indian tribes.

Question 8

“Pelerine” feather cape

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Pelerine from the 1820s is a cross between a Bertha collar and a mini cape. Detachable and was what fashionable white women were wearing. Women in Northeastern Indian tribe adopted the style and made them out of feathers.

Question 9

Plains and Great Basin Tribes

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Used a great deal of hide based clothing

Question 10

Quill work

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Originally made with porcupine quills that were dyed but when trade beads were introduced, used that as well. Technique done by Plains and Great Basin Indians.

Question 11

Buffalo blanket

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The buffalo has the strongest hide and it was utilized as a blanket. The fur was left on the external side.

Question 12

Side fold dress

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Female dress created with one hide for the plains and Great Basin Indian tribes. Trim the hide and wrap around the body similar to the Doric Kitan of the Greek world.

Question 13

Two-hide dress

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Two hides sewn together to create yoke effect at the shoulder for female dress. Self fringe made out of scraps. Worn by plains and Great Basin Indians.

Question 14

Hide shirt

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Base of plains indian man’s wardrobe. Often trim leather to make it more geometric and westernized. Used scraps to make fringe. Decorated with beadwork or quillwork.

Question 15

Elk tooth dress

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Expression of hierarchy and expression of father’s or husband’s importance. Worn by women. The eye teeth of the elk (only have two per animal). We’re resistant to decay. Embroidered it on the clothing to show the power of father or spouse as hunter. Eventually shells were being used instead due to trade.

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Stroud cloth

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Type of wool. Has a very fuzzy weave that feels like felt. Dye is applied to this cloth but the part left undyed (the edges) is called the saved list.

Question 17

Saved list

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Undyed edges of the stroud cloth

Question 18

War bonnet

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Specific to Plains Indians, but most typically the Sioux and it has fur pieces down the sides, decorated with rounders and beadwork. It is also decorated with feathers. Make garb. What we most associate with American Indian dress.

Question 19

Buffalo horn headdress

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Wear these horns on the head like an amulet to get the animal’s power. Often combined with a war bonnet and is worn by males only. But sometimes the horns are worn in its own.

Question 20

Bear claw necklace

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Expression of masculinity because it shows you can kill a bear. It’s literally the claws if a bear worn around the neck.

Question 21

The Ghost dance

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Had a great impact on clothing. It’s a religious cult practiced by Plains Indians of syncretic religions – Mormonism, Christianity, and Indigenous tribal culture. Because of white men the buffalo were becoming scarce and these Indians believed that if they did this dance, it would help get rid of white men. Was misinterpreted by white men and it led to a massacre of the Lakota American Indians

Question 22

Lakota

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A sub tribe of the Sioux.

Question 23

Navajo

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A Southwestern tribe. Their styles resemble Mexican styles because they are geographically nearby.

Question 24

Kachina

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Supernatural creature that get displayed as a doll in ritual ceremonies in the Southwest tribes.

Question 25

Squash Blossom hairstyle

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An important Princess Leia-like hairstyle worn by the Hopi (or Pueblo) in the Southwest. It’s worn by single women to show marriageability.

Question 26

Manta

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Style of weaving to create geometric patterns. Practiced by the Southwest American Indians. Like Peruvian manta because cloth can be used in a variety of ways.

Question 27

Manta dress

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Geometric pattern dress worn by Southwest Indian tribes

Question 28

Conchas

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Silver medallions that go on belts of Southwest Indians. Used today in fashion. Seen in Mexico as well.

Question 29

Squash blossom necklace

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Southwest Indian necklace. It’s suggested that the crescent shape came from Spain (from Spanish conquest of Islam). Has trumpet-like buds coming out at the side.

Question 30

Potlatch

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It’s like a party. Have a ritual dance done with masks. Practiced in the Northwest Indian tribes. Have strong performance heritage.

Question 31

Button blanket

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Northwest Indian tribes use this. The decoration is done with buttons and it reflects contact with white explorers.

Question 32

Basketry hat

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Northwest Indian tribes wear this. It’s made of cedar bark, but can be made of other things, and is in a conical shape.

Question 33

Ritual masks

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Northwest Indians wear these. Protocols and heritage rules about using masks. They often can have moving pieces.

Question 34

Transformation masks

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Northwest Indian tribes wear these. It’s about changing a persona as the masks open into something else during the performance.

Question 35

Frontlet

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Worn by Northwest Indian tribes. It’s something on the forehead that’s typically a symbol of hierarchy at a potlatch.

Question 36

Powwow

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Developed on the Southwestern U.S to create festivals to get white people to buy stuff. It became an important dance competition. Clothing worn are highly stylized versions of American Indian dress in contemporary colors do it’s not exactly authentic dress.

Question 37

Fancy dance

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Performed at a Powwow. Streamers are used to create all sorts if motion. Wear a large disc at the butt surrounded by lots of feathers.

Question 38

Jingle dance

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Performed at a Powwow. Evolved from the jungle dress. Performed by women. They shimmy in order to get as much noise as possible.

Question 39

Bustle

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The large disc at the butt used in fancy dance at the Powwow. It evolved primarily for the purpose of Powwows.