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Object Number
985-27-10/59519
Display Title
Pair of beaded Sioux woman's leggings.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux woman's leggings. Mostly covered w/ lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ geometric designs in green, blue, red and metallic golds. Tinkler fringe. Section covered w/ green pigments. 33.7x23.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Leggings, folded leather, beaded geometric designs on white, tinkler sides
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 21.5 x 0.8 cm (13 x 8 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59519, 24236
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
George White
(1870's - ?)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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