Materials

red woolen cloth (broadcloth?) with a line at the top where the cloth has a longer nap (this could be a selvedge line), navy woolen cloth, blue silken ribbon, size 16 opaque white, greasy blue, translucent green, and opaque light blue seed beads, beige and black thread.

Techniques or Format

Each legging is cut straight, and made from a single piece of red woolen cloth, with the selvedge line at the top of the legging, to which is sewn a 6cm strip of navy cloth. Each legging has been sewn together at the front seam, starting 6cm from the bottom of one legging, 9cm from the other, and going up about 16cm on the first legging and 12cm on the other.

Condition: The silk ribbon is deteriorating on the leggings, especially at the bottom fold. Some of the greasy blue beads look dusty. Some bead loss on the edging.

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

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 029660

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1910

Collection Narratives and Histories

Joseph W. Keppler

GKS Reference Number: 25193

Record Creation Context

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