men's leggings

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Introduction

Dark blue flannel Anishinaabe men's leggings with brown cotton warp threads with cuff and vertical panel (floral beaded) of black wool. Floral design drawn in flour. Cuff and panel trimmed with red cotton tape. Originally collected by Col. George E. Laidlaw of Toronto.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe

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Materials

Dark blue flannel with cotton warp, black cloth (woolen), cotton tape, sz 10 seed beads, lined with muslin.

Other Notes

Beads: pink, coloured lined dusty rose, greasy lemon yellow, clear, dark clear green, medium green, milky dark turquoise, bright blue.

Dimensions: 10 × 8 × 27 cm

Provenance

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 43373

Collection at Current Location: Normal School Collection

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1927

Collection Narratives and Histories

Originally from Col. George E. Laidlaw (bibliography available in ROM file)

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 26463

How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, men's leggings. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 43373. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26463.

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