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Object Number
2005.5.4
Display Title
Pair of leggings
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of woman's or girl's leggings composed principally of a panel of polychrome, quill-wrapped slats with muslin lining; sewn with a short cut fringed along the lower edge with some small beads. White background design with "gul" and rectangular polychrome elements with contrasting centers. Performance material.
Inventory Description
Leggings, cotton, hide fringe, multiple quill wrapped strands, colored
Classification
- Footwear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Culture
- Arapaho?
- Reservation Period?
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 18 x 1.1 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2005.5.4
Credit Line
Gift of the family of Prof. & Mrs. Hallam L. Movius, Jr.
Provenance
Donor
Alice V. N. Johnson
(4/25/2005)
Donor
Geoffrey Movius
(4/25/05)
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