Man's leggings

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Introduction

Man's leggings, navy melton cloth, Mistissini- Cree pre-1954. Collected by Frank G. Speck.

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

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Cath Oberholtzer, "Material Culture of the Mistassini Cree: Local Expression or Regional Style?" Papers of the Thirty-sixth Algonquian Conference. Christoph Wolfart, editor. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 312.

Place of Origin: Mistissini

Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1954

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Materials

Made of navy melton cloth, striped braid, beads, cotton thread?

Techniques or Format

Leggings trimmed with striped braid, edged with beads. Selvidge turned under, ties are made of striped braid. All machine stitched.

Motifs and Patterns

Male shape*

Condition: Good

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: 16/9770

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

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 25918

How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by Catalog Number, Collection and Institution.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum fall 2008.

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