leggings, boy's

leggings, boy's

leggings, boy's

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Introduction

leggings, boy's with green ribbon trim and beaded edge, collected by Chief John Gibson, 1911, Onkwehonwe (Hodenosaunee, Iroquois), Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, 1900s.

Nation of Origin

Hodenosaunee: Purchased from community. museum documentation

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1911
Materials

blue woolen broadcloth , green silk edging, white beads, black cotton cloth (tie strip), black cotton thread.

Techniques or Format

Folded on inner edge, seam on the outer edge, green silk edging along bottom edge and halfway up the outer side, finished with 2 bead edging (vertical, horizontal-- vertical, horizontal), one tie sewn on to top of one legging.

Motifs and Patterns

No.

Dimensions: 14 × 9.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Fair -- moth holes-- evidence of use.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Likely early 20th century. Were used so could be a little older.

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-195a-b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gibson, Chief John
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1911
GKS Reference Number: 26621
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), and Jameson Brant (JBrant).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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