60's Camp Fire Girl's Ceremonial Costume Dress Uniform

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

60's Camp Fire Girl's Ceremonial Gown with Collar LOADED with honor beads! I tried 3 times to count all the beads and lost track To purchase all these beads today would be a small fortune! Two Silver Charms, Several felt patches included also Hand Beaded Rose (both sides) Leather yoke collar is removable Gown and collar in very good condition -I noticed t are two large red beads missing near the bottom of the the front from a floral design (this young lady loved her flowers), an area w something small had been glued on and has since fallen off and a patch loosely stitched on or a light mark or t but considering age remarkable condition - odor free Suede fringe embellishes the sleeves and bottom No size tag The loose fitting gown is about a size 14 according to US Standard Sizing and would fit a typical young woman. I measured the bust area from the bottom of one armpit to the other and it is 20 inches, or 40 inches when doubled and near the bottom of the dress is 22 inches, or 44 inches when doubled. It is 49 inches long including fringe. The many wooden honor beads represent the Girl Guide Badges and were awarded as different tasks were completed. Orange for home craft; red for health, brown for camp craft, green for hand craft, blue for nature craft, yellow for business and red, white, and blue for citizenship. T are two medals with the Camp Fire Girl Insignia sewed onto the vest, one in front and one in back, this one being dated 1967-68. It also includes various wooden medallions. T are swimming patches on the gown. The material is a cotton burlap khaki in color with leather fringe; however, the "V" vest is entirely leather. The beadwork is hand done on the top large rose area. T is leather lacing at the shoulders. Just beautiful. I was a bluebird and a camp fire girl and have many happy memories of it. Thank you for looking. Good luck in your bidding. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) was one of the primary founders of the Boy Scouts and their sister group, Camp Fire Girls (which preceded Girl Scouts). He wrote Indian Scout Talks : A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls that laid out guidelines for both groups. His influence imbued those groups with Native American wood lore, craft, terminology, and flavor. Research Dr. Eastman and his accomplishments. Remember that he was a Sioux when Indians were being "pacified" and relocated to reservations. He treated the survivors of the Wounded Knee massacre only one month after graduating from Boston College, and he spent his life trying to reconcile "American" and Native American values. This latter goal was largely what Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls was trying to do. It is eye-opening to look at the "Indian" influences in these songs. Dr. Eastman served several U.S. Presidents, and he was awarded the first Indian Achievement Award in 1933 for his service to the US and Native Americans. /alicebeard/campfire/history.html .] In 1914, t was another major contribution to Camp Fire : Dr. Eastman, Ohiyesa, wrote the book Indian Scout Talks: A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls . Both BSA and Camp Fire use Native American traditions. In recent years, t have been complaints from some of the "politically correct" that the use of such symbols and words was wrong and degrading to Native Americans. It should be noted that the person who offered those traditions to the two organizations was a Sioux with unimpeachable credentials: He grew up on a reservation, was the only physician t to give aid after the Wounded Knee disaster of 1890, verified Sacajewa's grave site in 1920, and wrote biographies of some of the greatest Indian leaders of his lifetime. Ohiyesa's book written for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls is filled with ceremonies, symbols, words, and names which he suggests as appropriate for use by the youth of the two groups. He wrote of how names were given to a person in his Sioux culture, and he suggested it would be appropriate fo... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.