Leggings, girl's

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Introduction

Leggings, teal-colored, flannelette, Mistissini- Cree pre-1954. Collected by William F. Stiles

Nation of Maker: Cree Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree)

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

NMAI Catalog Card.

Place of Origin: Mistissini

Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1954

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Materials

Made of teal-colored flanellete, red wool braid, green wool braid, punk and yellow braided yarn, cotton thread?

Techniques or Format

Leggings bound with red wool braid, tassels made of green wool braid, cord for drawstring made of pink and blue yarn, braided. All hand-stitched?

Motifs and Patterns

Female shape.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

NMAI Catalogue Card.

Provenance

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 22/4122

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1900s to 1954

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 26807

How to Cite this Item

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Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum fall 2008.