June’s object of the month is Powhatan’s Mantle. This remarkable object dates back to when the native North American people and the English colonists first made contact.
It was owned by Chief Powahatan who led the political and military battle against early colonists. He was also the father of Pocahontas, who eventually converted to Christianity and married the English colonist John Rolfe.
See it on display in Gallery 2, the Ashmolean Story Gallery.
