women's leggings
women's leggings
women's leggings
A pair of women's leggings made of black woolen and decorated with beaded strips and ribbons; to fit tightly, the leggings were sewn along the contour of the owner's leg; obtained from a Mesquakie woman, near Tama, Iowa; purchased from William Jones.
obtained from a Mesquakie woman
catalogue card and additional information by N.Stolle
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black woolen, silk ribbon (pink, green, blue, lilac), black wool tape, seed beads (green, blue, white, black, yellow), red cotton twill tape, cotton thread
Two rectengular pieces of black woolen were folded lengthwise and sewn along the contour of the leg; each front-flap is decorated with a beaded strip; edges are bound with ribbons; sewing done with cotton thread.
geometric beaded strips with crosses and squares
front and back of flap are sewn along the outside edge together; beadwork done on blue wool cloth
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Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.