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Object Number
985-27-10/60399A
Display Title
Pair of Sioux trade wool leggings.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux leggings. Made from a blanket (Hudson Bay?). Edged in yellow. Beaded strip along leggings, lazystitch. White ground w/ red Maltese crosses w/ blue tips. Green, yellow, dark blue and red triangles. Yellow edge along one side of beading and ribbon along the other. 82.1x33.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Legging, blue wool, yellow wool trim, beaded strip with metal fringe on side
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool, Glass, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 80.5 x 32.5 x 1.4 cm (31 11/16 x 12 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60399
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
George White
(? - ?)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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