Their use of "regalia" is that they are putting on their finest clothing, they are "regaling themselves". It is believed that the word costume is for garments worn for Halloween. The dance regalia is something different then a dress up and pretend piece of clothing. The use of "regalia" instead of "costumes" began roughly around the 1980s. The purpose was reclaiming heritage and putting a more serious label on the garments. Not all the tribes use the word "regalia" to define ceremonial clothing. The head piece is a skullcap base. The feather's tip is covered with a wool felt piece of cloth and then sinew is wrapped to secure it and then the feather is sewn on. There are variations to the feather tip treatment. There is a "hat" pin with feathers that holds the headdress on and sometimes a chin string. The Jingle Dance is referred to as a medicine dance. There are several stories but all have a sick girl involved. There are two styles of dance, the jump/skip kind is mostly done by the Ojibwa and the shuffle style by the Iroquois. The original cones were out of condensed milk can lids and then, because of the stamp on the tobacco can lids, those lids replace the milk can lids. Among the Ojibwa families, they have a ceremonial process in making a jingle dress. The fancy shawl dance is not a medicine dance, it is the female equivalent to the male fancy dancers. There were female fancy dancers when the dance was created but as life progressed the modesty of the 50s and 60s somewhat ended that.
De Who lives near a descendant of Pocahontas' sister and a descendant of Massasoit's daughter. -----Original Message----- ress is called regalia. They are offended if you call it costume Now here is another interesting use of a word for one's clothing and accouterments. Had to look up exactly what "regalia" means--I have of course seen it to mean one's trappings, outfit, etc. Its origin, though, which makes sense if one thinks about it, is the rights and privileges belong to a monarch or ruler. I referred to myself as a costume historian to a War of 1812 reenactor, and he insisted his outfit is clothing, not costume. Yet, among square dancers, the preferred term for the matching outfits worn by everyone on the committee of a national square dance convention is "costume." Clothing, apparel, attire, costume, regalia--I guess it is like one's own personal name--one should use the term the individual (or group) prefers. However, one shouldn't be offended if a poor soul uses the wrong term because one doesn't know what that group prefers! Ann Wass -----Original Message----- First, the Chickahominy are the people whoidnapped Jamestowne's John Smith. Second, at a pow-wow, the host is the hickahominy. They invited Indian nations from all over the U.S. Their ress is called regalia. They are offended if you call it costume. It may ake a lifetime to complete their regalia. Some of the regalia may be nherited from an ancestor. The Chickahominy holds classes to teach their oung people how to loom-bead and create their regalia. The Jingle Girls ave an interesting history behind the bells on their regalia. The bells re made with old tobacco or snuff tin lids. We have some beautiful video f them dancing. The jingle makes an enchanting sound. You can see a lose-up photo of a Jingle Girl's skirt on the Henricus slideshow. FYI, Henricus is up-river from Jamestowne. Pocahontas and John Rolfe werearried there. Penny Ladnier _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
