Native American Turban

One Way To Make a Turban

How to Tie a Turban –

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Documentation:
A woman documented wearing a turban.
The belle of the room was Cherokee Katy…dressed in Spanish style, with a turban on her head, and decked off very handsomely. (By Maj. Samuel S. Forman 1789-90)

From the book, “Cherokee Clothing – In the 1700s” by: Barbara R. Duncan
pg. 130
“Cherokee men wore turbans…” (Between 1785 and 1835)

pg. 132
“To this ensemble was added a turban, a length of printed or solid cloth loosely wound about the head and extending above the head for several inches.” (Before Removal in 1838)

pg. 133 and 134
​”…the new Cherokee style of dress with turban, soft coat, and finger woven belt with beads.” (1838 McKenney and Hall)

pg. 137
“By the late 1800s, … Cherokee men still wore moccasins and turbans, and occassionally leggings.”