Leggings, man's
Artist
Plains
Datepre-1881 / c.1850
Mediumdeerskin, quill, pony beads
DimensionsOther: 120 × 14 cm (bottom) (47 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Object number1986.2.2 LA
DescriptionDeerskin, folded and sinew-sewn along one side to form each leg. A separate flap is added at the bottom. Legs are decorated along the outer edges with a band of quillwork in a two-thread, one-quill, straight technique. These bands are of five rows of quillwork in blue, yellow, and black, and are trimmed with a single border of blue pony beads. The outer sides of the legs are trimmed with hair pendants wrapped with hide thongs.Read Catalogue #8
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