red stroud; cotton twill ribbon in blue, green, and natural; white beads

Sleeves are each made of red stroud that has been sewn at the wrists. Strip of red stroud to be worn across the front attaches the sleeves together, is trimmed with natural cotton twill ribbon and beaded designs; blue twill ribbon is sewn on the back of the sleeves attaching them. Top ('shoulder') and bottom ('wrists') of sleeves are ornamented with sewn cotton twill ribbon in blue and green and beadwork in geometric design.

Single and double parallel zigzag lines; opposing pairs of zigzags forming diamond shapes found in beadwork. Cotton twill ribbons create parallel lines across wrists, rectangular shapes over shoulders, and parallel lines across the chest.

Construction and ornamentation of sleeves appears to divide the upper body into geometric fields, shapes and parallel lines. White selvedge seen at the top of the back of each sleeve. White selvedge also found on one side of the back of the red stroud strip that connects the sleeves.

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014