women's leggings

women's leggings

women's leggings

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Introduction

Odawa fine dark blue broadcloth women's leggings with rayon narrow ribbon work on cuff and half way up sides in scallop, otter tail and diamond designs. Black ribbon trims bottom edge all the way around.

Nation of Maker: Odawa
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

From ROM card catalogue.

Place of Origin: Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa
Date Made or Date Range: Early 20 C to Mid 20 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Hard copy record from Dr. Cory Willmott

Materials

Fine broadcloth, narrow rayon ribbon.

Techniques or Format

Ribbonwork

Motifs and Patterns

Variation on otter tail motif with zig zags or waves at cuff; no motif on cuff at back; diamonds only on vertical motif on back.

Other Notes

Selvedge on one top only (self color). Not clear whether the other is even cut across the nap. Both leggings have wrong side of fabric on the outside.

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

Collected between 1920 and 1950, according to ROM record.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 956.42.3.a&b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1956
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: c. 1920-c.1950
Collection Narratives and Histories

Albert Heath Green collected much Native American material from all over, but particularly from the Odawa of Petosky and Harbor Springs where he had a summer home. He donated his collection to the Logan Museum of Anthropology, which then sold portions of it to museums all over the world.

GKS Reference Number: 26211
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, women's leggings. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 956.42.3.a&b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26211.

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