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woman's leggings
woman's leggings
woman's leggings
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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
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Materials
Navy blue and black woolen cloth, possibly broadcloth, floral print blue cotton, burgundy silken ribbon, sizes 10, 12 and 14 or 16 opaque white beads, beige thread, navy thread, black thread.
Techniques or Format
Made of black cloth, with the top sections pieced with navy and black cloth. A strip of printed cotton has been sewn to the inside of one of the pieced tops. Both leggings are sewn up, with about a 10cm space left at the top. The larger beads have been used for the edging, while the smaller ones are used in the beadwork on the leggings.
Dimensions:
43 × 24 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
029655
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1910
Collection Narratives and Histories
Joseph W. Keppler
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26421
Record Creation Context
This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009.