man's leggings

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Introduction

Man's leggings. Hodenosaunee, Cayuga. Collected by Joseph W. Keppler and acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1910.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Cayuga

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Information from catalogue card.

Place of Origin: Ontario, CAN

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

navy woolen cloth; blue and brown coarse wooly fabric; navy fabric; beige cloth tape; red silken ribbon; size 16 opaque white beads; beige thread; brown thread.

Techniques or Format

Each legging is a single piece of navy woolen cloth, with a top strip made of wooly fabric that has been pieced together. Both leggings have been sewn up what would be the side. Two strips of cotton tape are attached to each legging.

Motifs and Patterns

On one legging, starting from the bottom border and extending up the side border 6cm, is an embellishment to the pattern.

Dimensions: 40 × 30 × 0 cm

Provenance

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 029651

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1910

Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 26150

Record Creation Context

This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009.

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