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Object Number
45-25-10/28697
Display Title
One pair of Leggings
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of heel bands (old) - made of porcupine quills and strips of buckskin. One pair of leggings - made of hide, raw hide, porcupine quills, horse hair, and wool. Design is a pyramid (mountain) motif. Made to look like porcupine quill work.
Inventory Description
Anklets, quillwork, horsehair, red thread, leather backing, red yarn and cloth
Classification
- Raw Material
- Anklet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 9.4 x 0.8 cm (8 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
POISON/ 45-25-10/28697/ 3512
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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