But they wrapped them around, just like their deerskin skirts.Īnother interesting fact: what European females were wearing as undergarments, Cherokees were wearing as outer garments. When they got wool, they started making their skirts out of wool. And he has on a trade shirt.īefore the 1700s, women wore deerskin wrap skirts. He has the string that runs up his hip to his waist. You can see he has on his leggings – they’re, probably, dyed deerskin but they could be wool. Here's a picture of a Yuchi man that Von Reck painted in 1736.
INDIAN NATIONAL DRESS SKIN
They were still wearing skin and woolen mantles, feather mantles, and deerskin moccasins.
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They preferred blue and red wool, although they did also trade for green and black.
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They began to wear deerskin and woolen breechcloth. In the 18th century, the Native American tribes were introduced to the shirt, which was very different for them.Ĭherokee still wore deerskin leggings because they lasted far longer than wool pants ever could. And soon that friendly trade became commerce.Ĭlothing was one of the items for trade, among other very important stuff, like guns, iron tools, jewels, etc. At first, they brought gifts (glass beads, brass bells, iron chisels and wedges, etc.) to help ease the introduction into a new society. But the Spanish and the European involved Cherokees into a whole new world of trade. The influence of the Europeans was huge.Ĭherokee used to trade with other tribes before. And it really did change the life of Cherokee people, it changed the economy, the way of life. Spinning, weaving, beadingĬherokee traditional costume in 1840-2019 Read also: Cherokee traditional attire until 1650Ĭherokee clothing in 1800-1840. This article is based on a lecture by Tonia Hogner Weavel, Cherokee artisan and cultural figure How did local garments change and why? What outfits remained the same? And was Cherokee-European partnership good for the Native American Indians at this stage? Also, let’s see the traditional Cherokee hairstyles, jewels, tattoos, and other body adornments.
INDIAN NATIONAL DRESS SERIES
This is the next material of a series and it will tell you about the traditional Cherokee dress during the so-called Trade Era (1650-1800). We’ve already published an article about Cherokee folk clothes from the early historical period (until 1650).