Leggings

Leggings

Leggings

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Introduction

Red cotton leggings, 4 black stripes, varying width at bottom, possible blanket material, bottom edge is hemmed, top edge is not and is frayed

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Artefact catalogue record also mentions "Ojibwa"and "Salteaux" as Nation of Origin. Catalogue last updated: 02/21/2013.

Place of Origin: Kawacatoose First Nation, Poorman Reserve
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Artefact catalogue record, last updated: 02/21/2013.

Materials

Cloth, cotton, Thread, black cotton.

Techniques or Format

Hand sewn leggings made of red cotton blanket ? cloth and sewn with black cotton thread, Application of a number of black stripes, Bottom edges of leggings are hemmed, while the top is not.

Original and Subsequent Uses

personal accessory

Other Notes

Legging material could have previously been part of a blanket.

Dimensions: 34 × 16.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: H4-41-307 A,B
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Cultural Anthropology Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 01/06/1970
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Purchase
Collection Narratives and Histories

Purchased from Mrs. Margaret Assoon from Poorman Reserve near Quinton, Saskatchewan.

GKS Reference Number: 24519
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Record Creation Context

Summer internship a The Manitoba Museum, 2013.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Photos taken by Dr Cory Willmott.

Approximate Place of Origin

51.491, -104.4062

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