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Pair of buckskin leggings. Yellow and blue beads, painted decoration.
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Object Number 39-30-10/18179
Display Title Pair of buckskin leggings. Yellow and blue beads, painted decoration.
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of buckskin leggings. Yellow and blue beads, painted decoration, human hair fringe.
Inventory Description Leggings, painted stripes, beaded geometric design, hair and quill extensions
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Legging
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Jicarilla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Leather, Human hair, Porcupine quill, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 102 x 72.1 x 1.8 cm (40 3/16 x 28 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-30-10/18179
Provenance
Collector Mr. Henry M. Wheelwright (11/01/1901)
Intermediary Mrs. Henry M. Wheelwright
Donor Mrs. Ruth E. Wheelwright (11/22/1936)

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