Materials

Two kinds of red woolen cloth (broadcloth?), one with a wooly black-dyed selvedge; faded blue silken tape; red woolen tape, beige cotton cloth, sizes 12 and 16 opaque white beads; beige thread; black thread.

Techniques or Format

One legging is made from a single piece of cloth, while the other is made of two pieces - one side has a small piece of a lighter red cloth added on to the larger piece. Red woolen tape has been used as a patching material on both leggings, sewn on with black thread. A strip of beige cotton cloth is on the underside of the leggings' bottoms, which are cut in a scalloped pattern, where the beadwork is found. The leggings are cut to flare out slightly at the bottom.

Motifs and Patterns

Bottom: bottom to top: double line/row of "X"s/double line/ row of outward curving 3-curve motifs
Side: bottom to top: double line/row of triangles

Dimensions: 0 × 23 × 4 cm

Condition: Significant bead loss and deterioration of the silken ribbon. There are a few holes in the cloth.

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

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 008855

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1906

Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

GKS Reference Number: 25854

Record Creation Context

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