women's leggings

women's leggings

women's leggings

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Introduction

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.

Nation of Maker: Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

obtained from a Mesquakie woman

Place of Origin: Tama, IA
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

catalogue card and additional information by N.Stolle

Materials

black woolen, silk ribbon (pink, green, blue, lilac), black wool tape, seed beads (green, blue, white, black, yellow), red cotton twill tape, cotton thread

Techniques or Format

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.

Motifs and Patterns

geometric beaded strips with crosses and squares

Other Notes

front and back of flap are sewn along the outside edge together; beadwork done on blue wool cloth

Condition: fair; silk ribbon missing, some minor marks
Current Location: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: IV-B-6366 a, b
GKS Reference Number: 1592
Record Creation Context

Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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