woman's leggings

woman's leggings

woman's leggings

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Introduction

Women's leggings. Seneca, from the Cattaraugus Reservation, New York. Collected by Joseph W. Keppler and acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1906.

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 catalogue card.

Materials

red woolen cloth with a looser weave than I'm used to seeing for legging material; beige cotton cloth or canvas; purple silken ribbon fading to grey; size 12 opaque white beads; beige thread.

Techniques or Format

Each legging is made from a single piece of cloth, sewn up the front seam with a small space left open near the bottom. The bottom third of each legging is lined with beige cotton. The bottom has been cut with a scalloped edge.

Motifs and Patterns

The beadwork design on one side of one legging is a line of chained diamonds, whereas the other side and both sides on the other pair of leggings is a filled scallop pattern.

Dimensions: 42.5 × 2 × 0 cm
Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 008372
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1906
Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

GKS Reference Number: 26532
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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