leggings, 2, woman's

leggings, 2, woman's

leggings, 2, woman's

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Introduction

Menomini blue leggings with rainbow edge and silk ribbons in geometric design. Collected by Dr. W. C. Barnard in Wisconsin around 1930.

Nation of Maker: Menomini
Nation of Origin

Menominee

Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1930
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

NMAI records and physical examination by Cory Willmott and Ann McMullen, July 2007.

Materials

Blue rainbow cloth, silk ribbons, linen

Techniques or Format

Almost square pieces of cloth, folded in half with rainbow selvage at top, bands of ribbonwork applied to front sides (starting sligtly above lidway) and all around cuff. Silk colors include mustard yellow, pale pink/cream. Brown, red, medium green. Back sides have layers of ribbon (wide brown with narrow red and navy underneath and peeking out on sides of brown). Ribbonwork panels created and sewn onto linen base and then sewn onto legging all in one piece

Motifs and Patterns

Stretched out variation of ottertail on front flap and cuff ; rainbow selvage at top

Other Notes

CW; AMcM examination

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

NMAI record of collection.

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 169147.000
Collection at Current Location: Barnard Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1930
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Dr. W. C. Barnard
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: ca 1930
GKS Reference Number: 24732
Record Creation Notes/Observations

This record was created on site at NMAI by the GRASAC members listed below. Ann McMullen and Pat Nietfeld of NMAI supported the research onsite. Cory Willmott's research was funded by a grant from the American Philosophical Society. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provided Cory with an RA, Ceara Horsley, in Fall 2008 to work on GRASAC data entry. (CH)

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

Source of Information about Places

Wisconsin

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