leggings, woman's

leggings, woman's

leggings, woman's

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Introduction

A pair of Hodenosaunee woman's leggings with white beaded borders. Part of the Charles H. Stephens Collection. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from Mrs. Owen Stephens in 1945.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Based on style.

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

Museum documentation.

Materials

blue flannel or woolen cloth; beige cotton cloth; red cotton tape; small (size 12?) white glass seed beads; beige thread; black thread.

Techniques or Format

Each legging is lined with beige cotton and edged with red cotton tape and a single picot beaded border.

Motifs and Patterns

Undulating lines and trefoil motifs.

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

This is the period of the collector's activity.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 45-15-287
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1945
Collection Narratives and Histories

Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from Mrs. Owen Stephens in 1945.

GKS Reference Number: 25780
Record Creation Context

GRASAC study visit, participants: David Penney, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, William Wierzbowski, December 3, 2009

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