Troy Poteete Turban Brochure.Pmd

A NOTE TO THOSE WHO WEAR OR ABOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS OF THE DISPLAY A CHEROKEE TURBAN MODERN TURBAN Cherokee Turbans The Renaissance of a Like a neck tie, the Cherokee Turban Few of the historic turbans worn by our by Liz Time Honored Tradition looks best tied afresh each wearing, but ancestors are known to have survived. Paintings and photographs guide in a#COr it is offered --tacked in place-- for those ahls du lo not patient enough to affect the wrapping. creating this headwear that fell into The Wrapping Hat Like a necktie, the Wrapping Hat offers disuse after the Civil War. There are no opportunity for a little individuality with- patterns to be followed. The creation of the out getting to far from ordinary. Turbans modern turban began when Troy Wayne offer the opportunity for adding a Tribal Poteete wrapped an old felt hat with flavor to otherwise mainstream dress. colorful cloth to affect the look of the Although choosing fabrics to create a turbans shown in paintings of Eastern wearable attractive turban is an art, still Woodland Tribal Leaders. His wife the variety of cloth available makes the Elizabeth, a math teacher specializing in the Wrapping Hat easily adaptable to various learning styles of Native American children, occasions. The different offerings include began to apply that conceptual aptitude hats suitable fore dress-up banquets and characteristic of Cherokees to the almost ceremonies, as well as more casual forgotten seamstress skills she picked up colors and patterns for outdoor festivals, as a girl at the Cherokee Nation’s sewing and, in between styles for Native factory. The creation of the modern turban Cherokee American art shows and other events said was a collaborative process between the Rev. Charley Carey and to be country club or business casual. two. The current versatile design was grandson, Jake Coldwell perfected with the completion of the Coming in 2007 - A video on tieing a turban and Turbans seventh ahls du lo. history of it’s past, present and future. A WORD ON WEARING ETIQUETTE by Liz Although Liz’s Cherokee Turbans are a#COr constructed so as to lend themselves to removal without the necessity of retying, ahls du lo the etiquette is different for the turban The Wrapping Hat than for the hat. Only for presentation of Historic Headwear the flag, when prayer is offered, and of Contact us at: for the 21st Century course when in the church sanctuary, is it Ta-chee P.O. Box 359 Native American necessary to remove the Wrapped Hat... aka Dutch Webbers Falls, OK 74470 otherwise one is able to mind their Cherokee Chief Tribesman from Texas and 918.489.5102 manners and yet be free to keep his lid Dutch’s Creek [email protected] on. The Historic Hat of the Cherokee A Symbol of Tribal At first Cherokees made turbans from Updated and Designed for Today... expensive imported cloth, but with the Adaptability introduction of the spinning-wheel by Conceived by former Cherokee Nation George Washington, the Cherokee began Tribal Councilman Troy Wayne Poteete The turban calls up memories of that group making their own cloth, from which and designed by his wife Elizabeth, the of Cherokees who in one generation, in the Cherokee men could fashion headwear like Wrapping Hat”, called ahls du lo in the time of Sequoyah, transformed an illiterate the exotic and now deteriorating turbans Cherokee language— is now available affiliation of villages, connected by clan and worn at Council by the aged chiefs’ who had for today’s descendants who want to language, into a nation state with a strong “crossed the water.” honor the generation of Sequoyah. central government, and a higher standard of living and a higher literacy rate than any By the generation of Ta-Chee, John Jolly, of the surrounding states. Sequoyah, and Sam Houston this colorful headgear was the preferred “traditional” hat The turban of today symbolizes the among men of the Eastern Woodland Tribes. Cherokee trait of adapting, while Certain some remaining the same; that Cherokee among the Eastern national habit of absorbing current Tribes preferred the improvements, yet retaining that European style of Cherokee Senator John Quincy Chambers distinct cultural identity so precious to dress, particularly our ancestors. when in Washington Elizabeth Poteete D.C. on tribal business. But, Troy Wayne Poteete Some Headdress History General Sam Houston, one of the Turbans were first introduced to the few men ever Cherokees by King George’s ministers who legally adopted by deemed the appearance of Mankiller, the Cherokee, was Stalking Turkey, Little Carpenter, and other General Sam Houston an exception. After chiefs who had gone to England to see him, wore his turban while being governor and much to severe to be looked upon by their on Cherokee business congressman from King. The King’s ministers changed the in Washington, D.C. Tennessee, and Cherokee into garments left by a delegation before becoming Cecil Dick, pictured from India. The Cherokee chiefs’ returned President of Texas, he sojourned with the above, was to the Cherokee Nation with these garments Old Settlers. He delighted in wearing his Bearded Cherokee Senator John Quincy On left --Renowned the 3rd person after including the turbans. The turbans and turban while on Cherokee business in Chambers wearing his turban, shown with Cherokee Artist Sequoyah to be jackets became treasured items worn for Washington D.C. and had the picture above future Chief Lewis Downing and two other Cecil Dick with Troy honored with the Cherokee Senators, circa 1856 Wayne Poteete Sequoyah Medal special occasions. painted as memento of his trip..

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