Leggings, boy's

Leggings, boy's

Leggings, boy's

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Introduction

Leggings, navy flannelette with embroidered bud design, Mistissini- Cree pre-1954. Collected by William F. Stiles.

Nation of Maker: Cree Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree)
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NMAI catalog card.

Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1954
Materials

Made of heavy navy flanelette, green wool braid, red wool braid tassel, embroidery thread, cotton thread?

Techniques or Format

Leggings bound with green wool braid. Drawcord at top has pink and blue braided yarn. Bottom of legging has red wool braid tassel. 3 bud shapes embroidered along the bottom of the legging. Hand stitched?

Motifs and Patterns

Male shape*

Dimensions: 45 × 22 × 0 cm
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NMAI Catalogue Card.

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 22/4114
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1900s to 1954
GKS Reference Number: 24787
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Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum fall 2008.

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