Leggings, woman's

Leggings, woman's

Leggings, woman's

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Introduction

Northern Ojibwa woman's leggings. Red wool stroud, glass beads and silk ribbon. Collected by Reverand Frederick Hugh Tatham ca. late 19th century.

Nation of Maker: Algonquin
Nation of Origin

The extensive ribbon and beadwork is comparable to other leggings of the Northern Ojibwan type

Date Made or Date Range: ca. mid-1800s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

CMC records and physical examination by Carole Balogh, September and October 2011.

Materials

Red wool stroud, opaque white and black beads, yellow, blue, brown and black silk ribbon

Techniques or Format

The leggings are constructed out of a single rectangular piece of stroud which has been folded to create a tubular shape that was then hand sewn vertically along the outer edge with a black cotton thread. The lower edge of each legging is decorated with 3 alternating bands of yellow, blue and black silk ribbon which are sewn into a free-handed geometric design and outlined with white opaque glass beads in the overlaid stitch technique. The outer vertical and horizontal edges of the leggings are bound with brown ribbon and opaque white beads with clusters of three forming a triangular shape are sewn along the inner vertical and bottom edges. The interior lower edge of the legging is lined with a cotton fabric which depicts a floral motif. The dimensions of the leggings are: length 35.5 cm / width 21.5 cm / diameter 15 cm.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Clothing for woman

Condition: See Catalogue Card
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

CMC records

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-G-1492a.b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1986-03-20
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Walter Banko Invoice dated March 17, 1986 / CMC records
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: ca. late 19th century
Collection Narratives and Histories

The leggings were acquired in England where they were brought by Rev. Frederick Hugh Tatham who obtained them in Canada while serving as an incumbent, in the late 19th century. - taken from Banko invoice, March 17, 1986

GKS Reference Number: 26322
Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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