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Object Number
985-27-10/60152
Display Title
Pair of Arapaho chaps. 4 bands of quillwork, beadwork, fringe, and pigments
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Arapaho chaps. 4 bands of quillwork interspersed on lower portion. Yellow on green pigment in space between. Lazystitch beaded border around portion of chaps. Fringe around 2 sides. Some green pigment on bottom and 1 side. 80.1x29.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Leggings, leather, multicolored glass bead and quill work decoration, fringed, l
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 77 x 33 cm (30 5/16 x 13 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60152; 24547
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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