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Representing the fashion of our nineteenth century Cherokee ancestor : culture not costume / Lara Neel, Lisa Neel ; edited by Joseph H. Hancock II.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neel, Lara, author.
- Series:
- Fashion and Personal Style Studies, Cultural Anthropology (Lived Places Publishing)
- Cultural Anthropology Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism.
- History.
- Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- Dive deep into the living history of Native Americans via the lived experiences of two sisters exploring their family's multiracial history through the lenses of indigenous womanhood, ancestral defence of enslavement, and the Cherokee Nation.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
- Table of Contents
- Note on language
- Content warning
- Introduction
- Learning objectives
- 1 "Tell them who you are"
- 2 Cherokee culture in the nineteenth century: Negotiation, self-presentation, and calico dresses
- Nineteenth century Cherokee identities: Adaptation, expansion, and boundaries
- Divisions creating dead Cherokees, live Cherokees, and legal Cherokees
- Ruth Margaret Muskrat Bronson and the American cultural memory of nineteenth-century Cherokees
- Polly's removal story: The suits of legal Cherokees
- Stitching it all together: Cherokee women's adoption of European-American clothing and textile skills
- A history of photography and self-presentation in Indian Territory
- Discerning color in early photography
- Lisa's experience with wet plate photography
- Conclusion: What did all this do to inform our depictions of Polly?
- 3 Why it matters: Investigating the archives and embracing all legal Cherokees
- The Cherokee Nation as an enslaving state
- The Dawes Commission defined legal Cherokees
- Publicly acknowledging specific oppressions
- The survivor Rachel Ward
- Her enslaver Joe Beck
- The survivor Nancy Sheppard
- Her enslaver Michael Hildebrand
- We Are Cherokee
- 4 How we "dressed" Polly to bring her into the picture
- How would Polly have followed fashion?
- Would Polly have used a sewing machine?
- Working out the details
- Lisa's comments on the start of the project
- Choosing years to depict
- What goes into these ensembles
- Lisa's comments on her 1838 Biedermeier "Calico"
- Shift
- Under-petticoat
- Corded petticoat with lining
- Tucked sateen petticoat with lace flounce
- 1830s corded stays
- Small bustle
- Chemisette
- Gown.
- Lisa's comments on her 1845 work dress
- Lara's comments on her early 1870s ensemble
- Corset
- Chemise
- Corset Cover
- Bustle
- Bodice and Outer Skirts
- Chemisette and Sleeves
- Other Accessories
- 5 Living anti-racist history and opening the archives
- Living "vintage style, not vintage values"
- Booker T. Washington High School, Greenwood, Black lives matter, and Juneteenth
- Walking the walk
- Not your Mamma's history and Cheyney McKnight's Afrofuturism
- Wearing the dress: Finding and creating appropriate venues for dressing Polly
- 6 Honoring Polly Beck
- Recommended discussion questions
- Notes
- References
- Recommended further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781916985414
- 1916985416
- 9781916985407
- 1916985408
- OCLC:
- 1511505128
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