leggings, woman's

leggings, woman's

leggings, woman's

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leggings, woman's, with 3 rows of diamonds, collected by Chief John A. Gibson, 1912, Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, 1900s.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Hodenosaunee: Purchased from the community. museum documentation

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1880s to 1912-04-15
Materials

dark blue stroud, dark green, light green, purple and red appique silk ribbon, white beads, silk ribbon casing/backing to cover the stitching and provide stiffness.

Techniques or Format

2 bead edging, applique ribbon work, 1 legging has a remnant of a silk ribbon running up the side.

Motifs and Patterns

diamonds (3 rows of diamonds)

Dimensions: 3.5 × 2.25 × 0 cm
Condition: damage, bead loss around edging
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

museum documentation

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 111-I-375ab
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1912-04-15
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gibson, Chief John
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1912-04-15
GKS Reference Number: 24826
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), John Moses (JMoses) and Jameson Brant (JBrant).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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