woman's leggings

woman's leggings

woman's leggings

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Introduction

Woman's leggings. Hodenosaunee, Seneca. From the Cattaraugus Reservation, New York. Collected by Joseph W. Keppler and acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1910.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Seneca
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Information from catalogue card.

Place of Origin: Cattaraugus Indian Territory
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Information from the catalogue card.

Materials

Two kinds of red woolen cloth (broadcloth?), purple silken thread, size 12 opaque white beads, a single size 12 translucent mustard bead, beige thread, black thread.

Techniques or Format

Both leggings are made from long pieces of red woolen cloth that have and additional 8cm wide strip of a different type of red woolen cloth sewn along the top. The leggins have been sewn up along the front seams, with a 3cm space left at the bottom.

Condition: Some deterioration of the silk tape.
Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 029668
GKS Reference Number: 25986
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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