Beaded strips sewn on hide; sz. 11 seed beads (white, clear salmon, navy), thick hand tanned hide, possibly buffalo, moose or elk; cotton thread. Possibly vermillion or ochre.

Applique beadwork; fringes cut very roughly (uneven and thick).

Beadwork: white solid background; design motif of stepped squares in vertically opposing "V''s" of different sizes, resembling a teepee or hourglass shape open at top and bottom. Motif repeated twice on each legging.

The Plains style of these leggings from Debarats, Ontario, suggest that they were used in the Hiawatha pageants that took place at this location beginning in 1900.

Possibly Hiawatha pageant costume.

Physical examination on site at PMAE.

7-13-2007 AGG and CW