Leggings

Leggings

Leggings

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Introduction

Pair of stroud leggings, rectangular shaped, Brown bias tape edging, Print cotton tie strips, One side decorated with rectangular woven geometric seed beadwork.

Nation of Maker: Ojibwe Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Also attributed to the Saulteaux ? Cultural type.

Date Made or Date Range: Late 19th C
Materials

wool, cotton, seed bead, bias tape

Techniques or Format

Hand sewn, loom woven, (A,B) pair of leggings, cut in rectangular shape, made of stroud, cotton, with seed bead decoration, Red, blue, white stroud, Bottom edge bordered with brown bias tape, Top edge has 2 red, yellow, brown, green print cotton strips sewn to both sides of legging, probably used to secure legging, One side of legging decorated with rectangular strip loom woven geometric seed beadwork on clear background.

Motifs and Patterns

mountain, cross, squares

Original and Subsequent Uses

personal use on leg

Dimensions: 59.5 × 25 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
Current Location: Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: H4-41-16 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: 1969/07/17
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: The Curiosity Shop, 266 Edmonton St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Exhibition History

MM Gallery exhibit: "New Beginnings: Ojibway" - PMW-26B

GKS Reference Number: 58905
How to Cite this Item

Manitoba Museum

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to the Plains Geo-cultural area.

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