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Object Number
985-27-10/59515
Display Title
Pair of Cheyenne woman's leggings. Decorated w/ lazystitch beadwork & pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Cheyenne woman's leggings. Decorated w/ lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ designs in green, blue, red and yellow. Traces of blue pigment. 46.3x22.2 cm.
Inventory Description
One legging, leather with beaded decoration on both sides, leather ties
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 46.3 x 22.2 x 0.8 cm (18 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59515, 34140
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1890 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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