PHlover19701 · 56-60, M
Try to use an App like Google Lens. Use it to take a photo of each item and it will may provide information about each piece. Youre correct in using the term regalia. Dont call it a costume...its offensive and demeaning . The Native Americans in my State prefer the term Indians. Makes sense since they were here before there ever was an America. I think it just reminds them of the atrocities they endured by the govt...and removes their past prior to their being an America.
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NativePortlander1970 · 51-55
@PHlover19701 Delaware, gotcha, part of the Iriquoi Council
Mardrae · 61-69, F
@PHlover19701 thanks for the corrections. My husband used the term regalia. It's been 10 years since he's died and I just found his regalia.
NativePortlander1970 · 51-55
@Mardrae You are so very welcome
ZulXeroth · 31-35, M
My uncle Jack from UC Davis could have helped, but he passed a few years back.
Only thing I can really recommend would be to get in touch with the tribe he is affiliated with to get their thoughts. Personally, I would keep it or send it to a museum outside of the USA due to fear of further cultural erasure.
Only thing I can really recommend would be to get in touch with the tribe he is affiliated with to get their thoughts. Personally, I would keep it or send it to a museum outside of the USA due to fear of further cultural erasure.
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
what tribe is he? I would see if I could contact which tribe he was a member of?
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@NativePortlander1970 every tribe is like a different nation they have their own cultures and traditions
Mardrae · 61-69, F
@Mountainlady16 Choctaw. Not full blooded, but he really embraced the culture and competed in and won a lot of powwow's
Mountainlady16 · 22-25, F
@Mardrae id contact the choctaw nation they may have tradations with what they do with thsm.
Quimliqer · 70-79, M
Some of the native costumes are very sought after. To start you could consult a reputable auction dealer to give you a market estimate.
helenoftroy2000 · 22-25, F
I know the patch goes on the right
NativePortlander1970 · 51-55
Find out which Nation's Tribe he belonged to and contact their Council, sell to them to keep within the culture.
NativePortlander1970 · 51-55
Mardrae · 61-69, F
@NativePortlander1970 thanks! I'm in Tennessee
NativePortlander1970 · 51-55
@Mardrae You are so very welcome :)










