Have always had notions of inflicting Scottish culture on Native Americans. Tartans could well be designed using the colors of their tribal seals or flags.
Here in Navajo land thought there could be some beautiful tartans created from the base colors of their traditional wool rugs. Rugs are often woven in a pattern symbolic of the geograpic area they were created in or for. Would be sort of regional tartans.
Course, as pointed out, few Navajos would have an interest.
There are over 100 Navajo clans - would be a daunting task to design tartans for each clan - and who would do it?
Hopi wear an unbifurcated garment for traditional ceremonies. The word for it is translated from Hopi to English as "kilt." But no tartan involved in its design. Hopi men weave their own kilts.
The potential is there, but the interest is not...
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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