Materials

red woolen cloth (broadcloth?), blue silken ribbon, sizes 16 and 18 opaque white seed beads, size 14 and 12 blue beads, size 14 medium, light green and translucent green beads, a single size 14 yellow bead, and a single size 16 or 18 translucent grey bead, beige thread, blue thread.

Techniques or Format

Made with a single piece of cloth, beaded along the bottom edge and two thirds of the way up both sides, edged with blue silken ribbon. The top appears to have been cut. The legging is cut with a small flare at the bottom.

Condition: Some bead loss and ribbon deterioration, and a few small holes in the cloth.

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

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 050237

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1916

Collection Narratives and Histories

Information from catalogue card.

GKS Reference Number: 24850

Record Creation Context

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