legging

legging

legging

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Introduction

Single man's legging. Hodenosaunee, Onondaga. Collected from the Onondaga Reservation, New York. Acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1906.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Onondaga
Nation of Origin

Information from catalogue card.

Place of Origin: Onondaga Nation Indian Territory
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Information from catalogue card.

Materials

dark navy to black woolen cloth, dark reddish brown silken tape, opaque white beads sizes 12 and 10, beige and dark green cotton thread, leather thong.

Techniques or Format

The beading and ribbon work decorates the bottom edge and just over half of the legging's side. A piece of leather thong is sewn to the top edge. The legging is completely sewn up along the decorated side. The larger beads have been used in the edging stitch, and the smaller ones have been used in the applique pattern.

Motifs and Patterns

bottom: from top to bottom: line of single beads/3 bead zig zag/line of single beads/ row of 10 bead "U"s
side: same as bottom

Condition: There are some small holes in the cloth and minimal bead loss on the edging.
Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 008738
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1906
Collection Narratives and Histories

Information from catalogue card.

GKS Reference Number: 24763
Record Creation Context

This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009.

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