Vest
Object number2011.119.3
Date1966-1968
Mediumleather
Credit LineGift of Keith Harper
DescriptionLight brown leather vest. Leather is unfinished. Stitched with dark brown leather on shoulders and sides.Dimensions26.5 x 23 in. (67.3 x 58.4 cm)InscriptionsHand-burned text on back: "HIAWATHA / TIBRE[?]".
Historical NotesAdult's Indian Guide vest. The Indian Guides program began in 1926 in Richmond Heights, Montana. Harold S. Keltner of the St. Louis YMCA was motivated by talks with his American Indian friend Joe Friday who emphasized the role fathers play in native culture in the teaching of their sons. Since that time the program spread throughout the United States. Donor Keith Harper was in the Indian Guides program with his father, William Harper, from 1966 to 1968. They were part of the Hiawatha Tribe that ran out of the South Hills YMCA.
Previous owner
William Harper
Related institution
Young Men's Christian Association
On View
Not on view
1966-1970
1941-1945
1925
1945
c. 1900