woman's leggings

woman's leggings

woman's leggings

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Introduction

A pair of Anishinaabe woman's leggings made of black woollen cloth ornamented with rows of beadwork in motifs of otter tail, zigzag or wavy lines, and concentric dome shapes. Top wavy line on both leggings suggests a possible image of a horned underwater being or serpent.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

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Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated

Materials

black woollen cloth, red printed cloth; glass beads

Techniques or Format

Leggings are made of unlined black woollen cloth with edges bound with red printed cloth. Rows of beadwork ornament the bottom.

Motifs and Patterns

Geometric motifs, parallel rows of otter tail, concentric dome shapes, zigzag or wavy lines. The top wavy line ends in forms suggesting the head of a horned serpent and the tail of a rattler.

Dimensions: 33 × 37 × 0 cm
Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1937.49 a, b
GKS Reference Number: 24868
Record Creation Context

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

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