Leggings

Leggings

Leggings

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Introduction

Fringed black wool leggings with pinked-edge, red wool, leather bands with matching stem and leaf seed bead applique beadwork, partially lined by cotton

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe Plains Ojibwe
Nation of Origin

Artefact catalogue record also mentions Salteaux as Nation of Origin. Last catalogue update: 2013/02/21.

Place of Origin: Yellow Quill First Nation (Formerly Nut Lake)
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Summary of Artefact catalogue record, last catalogue update: 2013/02/21.

Materials

Cotton, white, printed, Wool, red, black, Leather, Beads.

Techniques or Format

Hand and machine sewn, Leggings made of cloth, native tanned leather with seed bead decoration, Upper section of (A) partially lined with white and printed cotton, Lower section hand sewn to upper section, made of same black wool, Red wool and leather bands appliqued and edged with pinking shears, Side seam of lower sections have fringe of black wool.

Motifs and Patterns

Stem and leaf

Original and Subsequent Uses

Personal accessory

Other Notes

Beadwork design and colours on leather strip also the same.

Dimensions: 37 × 23.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: H4-41-172 A,B
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/collections-research/collections-database/
Collection at Current Location: Cultural Anthropology Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1970/05/03
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Purchase
Previous Collectors: John Hellson
Collection Narratives and Histories

Records mentions "Source Address" as Yellow Quill First Nation, and "Community" as Perigord, Saskatchewan.

GKS Reference Number: 25855
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Record Creation Context

Summer Internship at The Manitoba Museum, 2013.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Photos taken by Dr Cory Willmott.

Approximate Place of Origin

52.302, -103.625

Source of Information about Places

attributed to Plains Geo-Cultural area

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