Fabric Fragments from Pine Island, Alabama: Indicator of an Evolving Male Costume Item
| Title | Fabric Fragments from Pine Island, Alabama: Indicator of an Evolving Male Costume Item |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Drooker, PB |
| Journal | Southeastern Archaeology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 75 - 84 |
| Date Published | Feb-01-2017 |
| ISSN | 0734-578X |
| Keywords | Alabama, bison-hair yarn, Early historical period, Pine Island, sash, textile |
| Abstract | European and indigenous artifacts from a grave near a mound on Pine Island in the Tennessee River near Guntersville, Alabama, donated to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in 1915, included a group of fabric fragments. The fragments, which incorporate interlaced bison-hair yarns, most likely represent portions of a sash, an accessory with a long history in Mississippian iconography but with few extant archaeological examples. This paper addresses fabric attributes, comparable archaeological and historical fabrics, and the social significance of this costume item. |
| URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0734578X.2016.1247633 |
| DOI | 10.1080/0734578X.2016.1247633 |
| Short Title | Southeastern Archaeology |
