This is written as a guide to the traditional regalia Smokepaw will wear. It is broken into two groups, daily wear and ceremonial wear. It is all based entirely on historical documentation of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) tribe of Native Americans from approximately the 16th century. If there are any questions or if additional clarification and/or examples desired, please do not hesitate to send me a message!

Daily Wear

• Hair (headfur) is cut very short with the exception of a brush of stiffened hair two inches wide running from the forehead to the nape of the neck (think of a short-cropped mowhawk), with a scalplock hanging from the crown to which a coopers hawk tail feather and a golden eagle primary feather is tied to.

• Both ears are pierced at the lower outside corner, and through them are simple circular carved deer antler earrings.

• Around the neck are hung several items;

-Shorter leather cord with a small noticeably full leather pouch sitting more or less mid-chest.

-Slightly longer leather cord holding a unadorned buckskin knife sheath, the flint blade inside about 5 inches in length, with a carved wooden handle.

-Assorted necklaces made of both wampum and glass trade beads are worn on an alternating basis.

• Around both upper arms are bone hairpipe armbands, worn tight, with round abalone shell discs on the outside.

• Both nipples are pierced with simple, round silver rings.

• Simple woven belt is worn low around the waist

• Simple leather knife sheath with tasseling is worn on the right hip, the blade 12 inches in length, with an antler handle.

• A small leather tobacco pouch is worn on the left hip.

• A narrow tanned deerskin breechclout with the flaps hanging to the knees both front and back, is worn.

• Thigh-length leggings (as in, rising to just above the knee) also of darker brown/black deerskin that are semi-snug are worn, and are fastened at the sides to his belt with leather thongs. These are gartered just below the knee.

Ceremonial Wear

All of the above remains, except where noted.

• A long-style “Porky Roach” is worn on the head, the deer hair dyed red, with the back length reaching nearly to his tail. It is fastened to his scalplock using a porcupine quill. (Will provide examples, as this is typically confusing to people not familiar with Native American headgear.)

• Earrings are different, using a pair of drop-style long bone and metal pendants.

• Beaded arm bands are removed, replaced instead with 1” wide silver arm bands that are worn tight between the bicep and deltoid.

• Both wrists have silver bracelets worn around them.

• A woven sash of white and red-dyed moose fur is worn wrapped over the top of his belt.

• A dark black leather loincloth is worn instead of his normal tan-colored one, this one decorated with bands of red and yellow stripes running horizontally at the bottom edge.

• An ornate leather pouch made of red fox fur, with the fox's face as the flap and the fox's tail hanging from one side, is worn beside the tobacco pouch on the left hip.