Arosen’s Sash

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Eunice Williams was only seven years old when she was captured during a 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts, by the French and their Indigenous allies.  The group of captives was large and included her ten-year-old brother, Stephen.  He was redeemed and returned to Massachusetts two years later, but Eunice had been adopted into a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) family and chose to remain.  As a teen, she married Arosen, who was from her village.  Eunice, sometimes accompanied by her husband, visited Stephen several times at his home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.  This finger-woven sash was among the gifts Arosen gave to Stephen.

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Item typePersonal Objects
Clothing
Jewelry, Accessories
CreatorOjibwa
Date1700–1750
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts; Longmeadow, Massachusetts
TopicNative American
Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
Family, Children, Marriage, Courtship
Captives, Captivity
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
EventDeerfield Raid. February 29, 1704
MaterialAnimal Product; Plant Product
Process/FormatTextile; Woven
Dimension detailsWidth: 3.00 in Length: 70.00 in
Catalog #IR.A.24
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Ojibwa. Arosen’s Sash. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/ir-a-24/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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