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Cloak, made from white cotton, pieced from seven unmatching pieces. Tightly gathered for 15 cm at neck back, then casing and drawstring on either side with red wool-tape. Broad panel of elaborate floral embroidery in red, olive green, pale brown and beige wool, down sides and bottom. All hand-sewn, with cotton thread.;;

1780 C;;

(DOCUMENTATION) (from Speyer, via T. Brasser) and they also have a complete set of color slides of the entire coll. (as does the Horniman Mus.)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 color slides of the entire coll. (as does the Horniman Mus.)

Benndorf and Speyer (1968).