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Breechcloth, rectangular strip of blue wool stroud, middle portion backed with natural white cotton cloth, ends decorated with white glass bead edging, and silk ribbon and wool tape appliques. At one end, appliqued tape is green and silk ribbon binding is mauve. At other end, tape is deep pink and silk is green. Sewing is with cotton and indigenous vegetable fibre thread.;;

1780 C;;

Catalogue number: DISPLAY PROP 11; breechcloth made by Valerie Cosman, December 1979; Valerie Cosman was contracted by Parks Canada Costume Division to make patterns based on original, III-X-248; used on mannequin in the exhibition The Covenant Chain (DOCUMENTATION) (from Speyer, via T. Brasser) formerly in the collection of Sir John Caldwell. Caldwell was 5th Baronet, Castle Caldwell, County Fermanagh, Ireland. He served from 1774-1780 during the American Revolution as an officer in the 8th Regiment on Foot. He was stationed briefly at Niagara, then sent to Fort Detroit. Was made a chief of the Ojibwa and given the name Appato, The Runner. Took part in a council at the Shawnee village of Wakeetomike on Jan. 17, 1780; and supposedly councilled with Munsee, Delaware, Iroquois, Shawnee, Huron, Illini. A few pieces from his collection are in the Liverpool Mus. and they also have a complete set of colour slides of the entire collection (as does the Horniman Mus.)