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Pair of beaded Sioux woman's leggings.
Pair of beaded Sioux woman's leggings.
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
Materials Leather, Glass, Metal tinkler, Pigment, Tinkler, Buckskin
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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