COLLECTION NAME:
Omaha Indian Heritage Project
Record
Object Name:
breechcloth panels
Tribe:
Omaha
Object Type:
breechcloth
Subject:
clothing/personal
Description:
See notes
Primary Material:
textile
Primary Decorative:
beadwork, appliqué
Length:
50.0 cm
Width:
40.0 cm
Notes:
Beaded designs in light green, dark green, white, rose, purple, amber, red, and yellow are sewn on to the blue trade blanket. The red ribbon on the sides was later added by Howard. Breechcloth panels. These panels are almost certainly Omaha. They were purchased from James Kagmega, a Prairie Potawatomi of Mayetta, Kansas, in 1961. Kagmega stated that they were from the Marshno family, a prominent Potawatomi lineage. Later, however, I discovered that the design on one of the panels is virtually identical with that on a documented Omaha breechcloth made by a woman named Klein (See 7-15) hence this piece is almost certainly Omaha as well. The Marshno family, in fact, has ties with the Omaha and this would explain its appearance among the Potawatomi. Milford Chandler, the well known collector, examined this piece and states that it is undoubtedly from the one of the Siouan speaking groups in Nebraska, probably Omaha or Iowa. The piece was cut 1.5 inches narrower on either side and
Image:
noimage
Museum:
Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Catalog Number:
64640a,b
Year of Coll/Manuf:
1961
Materials:
wool,glass beads, silk ribbon
Provenance:
Collected by James Howard from James Kagmega, Mayetta, Kansas
State of Coll/Manuf:
Nebraska
Collection:
Omaha Indian Heritage Project
Omaha Indian Heritage Project
