Anishinaabe · Floral Beadwork
Mashkiki — Medicine in the Flowers — Heritage Tee
When ceremony was banned, the women hid the medicine where no one would look — in the flowers.
Size guide
| Size | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fits (lb) | 110–145 | 145–175 | 175–205 | 205–235 | 235–265 | 265–295 | 295–330 |
| Width (in) | 18.25 | 20.25 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 27.75 | 29.75 |
| Length (in) | 26.62 | 28.0 | 29.37 | 30.75 | 31.62 | 32.5 | 33.5 |
Unisex relaxed fit · weight is a guide — size up for a roomier, oversized look · measured flat across the chest, ±1.5 in tolerance.
- ✓ 100% cotton, built to last
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- ✓ Ships from the USA
Hidden in plain sight
They hid the medicine in the flowers — and handed it down, one stitch at a time.
When ceremony was outlawed and the old ways were driven underground, Anishinaabe women kept the knowledge alive in their beadwork. The floral patterns on bandolier bags and moccasins were never only beautiful — they were a record of which plants healed, which fed, which were medicine.
Passed from mother to daughter, stitch by stitch, the flowers carried a whole library of plant knowledge through the years it was forbidden to speak of. The medicine was never lost — it was hidden in the most beautiful thing in the room.
"They hid the medicine in the flowers — so we would still have it now."
More than a shirt — a library in bloom.
- 100% cotton, Forest green — deep, garment-dyed, everyday weight.
- Classic unisex fit — true to size, relaxed through the chest.
- Anishinaabe-style floral beadwork wreath in cream and red.
- Floral beadwork — a record of medicine, passed mother to daughter.
