legging ornament fragment

legging ornament fragment

legging ornament fragment

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Introduction

Legging fragments. Hodenosaunee, Seneca. From the Cattaraugus Reservation. Collected by Joseph W. Keppler and acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1926.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Information from catalogue card.

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

Information from the catalogue card.

Materials

red woolen cloth; blue silken ribbon; size 14 opaque white and greasy blue beads; size 12 opaque white beads; beige cotton thread

Other Notes

items are related to NMAI 001770

Dimensions: 19 × 12.5 × 0 cm
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 145690
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1926
Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

GKS Reference Number: 27056
Record Creation Context

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