Materials

navy woolen cloth, black cloth, red silken tape, opaque white beads sizes 16 and 12, size 16 opaque dusty rose beads, size 14 translucent green beads, beige and black thread,

Techniques or Format

Each legging has been cut to flare out at the bottom. The top third of both leggings is sewn onto the bottom part, and on one legging is made entirely from a black cloth, and on the other, it is made from the black cloth and a separate piece of the navy woolen cloth.
On the back of each legging, about 3cm up from the bottom edge, an extra piece of navy cloth, 3cm by 6cm, has been sewn to the inside.

Dimensions: 43 × 21 × 0 cm

Condition: The red silken tape has deteriorated, and there has been some bead loss.

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

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 061100

GKS Reference Number: 26410

Record Creation Context

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

Record Creation Notes/Observations

As this is part of my doctoral research, I would like to keep this record private until I've completed my dissertation.