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title: Powhatan's Mantle
author: E. T. Shelton
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13474/powhatans-mantle/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Powhatan's Mantle
_Authored by E. T. Shelton_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13474.jpg)
## Image Caption
Powhatan's Mantle, lithography of the deerskin shirt said to have been worn by [Chief Powhatan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chief_Powhatan/) (l. c. 1547 - c. 1618 CE), leader of the [Powhatan Confederacy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Powhatan_Confederacy/).
Image cropped from plate XX of “Notes on Powhatan’s Mantle, Preserved in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.” by Edward B. Tylor, Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, volume 1, 1888 CE, pages 215-217.
[Wahunsenacah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chief_Powhatan/) did give a deerskin shirt to Captain Christopher Newport (l. 1561-1617 CE) after his coronation ritual in 1609 CE but there is no way of knowing whether this is that shirt or whether it has any actual association with Chief Powhatan.
## Cite This Work
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Shelton, E. T. (2021, February 25). Powhatan's Mantle. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powhatan%27s_mantle,_lithography_1888.jpg) by [**E. T. Shelton**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powhatan%27s_mantle,_lithography_1888.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 25 February 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.