leggings, men's

leggings, men's

leggings, men's

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Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Materials

Cotton velveteen, polished cotton, glass beads and wool twill.

Techniques or Format

Floral applique beadwork on black cotton velveteen cuff and side panels. Technical: Beaded cuff and side panels bordered by oblique 2/2 commercial red wool twill interlacing. Legging lined with plain weave printed cotton under center panels and plain weave polished cotton under other sections.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral beaded design applied to a band that encircles bottom openings like a built-in cuff and extends in rectangular projection almost to top. Beaded design composed of many different stylized leaf, bud and flower forms sprouting from a white stem. The stem starts at inside leg of cuff and meanders up outsides of each leg.

Other Notes

There are labels in each legging that read: "Martin Geisin, Theatrical Costumes, St. Paul, Minn." Dimensions of 81.181.B: 29.5 x 11 x 0.625 in.

Condition: excellent
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.181.A and 81.181.B
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Collection Narratives and Histories

Richard A. Pohrt

GKS Reference Number: 26170
Record Creation Notes/Observations

Item was pulled from DIA storage by request during the GRASAC visit, therefore detailed images are not yet available. GKS profile was created by Kelly Konieczki after the visit and a DIA Museum Catalogue System (TMS) photograph was uploaded as a temporary place-holder image. KK also added all available information about the item from TMS after the visit, however did not research its supplementary files.