Seminole Nation
Chief Lewis J. Johnson and Assistant Chief Brian T. Palmer
Chief Lewis J. Johnson and Assistant Chief Brian T. Palmer
Most of the material for making articles of clothing was obtained from trade, typically through neighboring tribes, but after contact, trading with Europeans occurred and influenced their wardrobe.
Historically, Seminole men wore breechclothes and leggings, with moccasins. Neither men nor women wore shirts, but they would wear poncho-like mantles when it was cold outside. After Europeans started to influence clothing, men wore turbans and long colorful tunics.
Seminole women wore wrap-around skirts and sometimes wore leggings as well. Women also wore moccasins. After Europeans influenced the culture, women wore a short jacket or shirt with a low neckline and bare midriff, a long cape with a high neck, numerous strands of beads worn around the neck, and full skirts, known as ohoone, made of cotton
Modern dress for the Seminole Nation is similar to the historical clothing. Men will wear their patchwork shirts and moccasins, but instead of breechcloths and leggings, they now wear jeans. Modern Seminole Women will wear their full-length dresses and their beadwork, some dresses showing the original midriff and others not.