Woman's leggings

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Introduction

A pair of woman's leggings, of Cree type, with a rounded shape around the ankle. Ornamented in floral beadwork with a zigzag linear border. Likely from the Eastern Subarctic.

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

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Observations of RP.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

Blue woollen cloth; black woollen tape edging; glass beads; coarse woven beige cloth backing for the beadwork; remnants of a floral calico.

Techniques or Format

Floral beadwork applied to blue woollen cloth. Calico fabric on the back of both leggings likely covered the beadwork backing cloth.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral, leaf, and possibly berry designs; zigzag linear border

Other Notes

Leggings have a rounded shape around the ankle which is typical of Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) ' leggings; as opposed to men's leggings which have a deep notch at the ankle. See: Oberholtzer, Cath. 1994. Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) as a Form of Communication. Actes du vingt-cinquième congrès des Algonquinistes. Ed. par William Cowan. Ottawa: Carleton University. Pp.347-372.

Provenance

Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1966.221 a, b

Sources to Learn More

Oberholtzer, Cath. 1994. Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) Leggings as a Form of Communication. Actes du vingt-cinquième congrès des Algonquinistes. Ed. par William Cowan. Ottawa: Carleton University. Pp.347-372.

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 24752

Record Creation Context

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 21 Jan 2014.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

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