Materials

dark brown cloth, thick black woolen cloth, red cotton tape, size 12 - 14 and size 11 opaque white beads, size 12 or 14 greasy yellow (mustard) and blue beads, beige and black thread.

Techniques or Format

Each legging is made from a single piece of brown cloth, though there is a 6cm strip of black fabric attached along the top of one legging. Remnants of stitching is found on the top part of the brown cloth used to make the leggings -- it looks like beadwork was removed.

The leggings have been sewn up, leaving a 3cm space at the bottom.

Both leggings have small holes about 5cm up from the bottom, at what would be the back, when worn. Both also have holes about two thirds of the way up towards the top, which have been patched from the inside with black material.

Other Notes

Evidence of wear (holes on back, repairs near the top).

Dimensions: 39 × 22 × 0 cm

Condition: Bead loss and deterioration. The red tape has disintegrated in some areas.

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

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 029657

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1910

Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

GKS Reference Number: 26249

Record Creation Context

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