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Object Number
985-27-10/59001
Display Title
Pair of dance leggings
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of dance leggings. Made from rectangular piece of canvas. Half circle of thick cloth sewn on it. Narrower end of legging painted red. Pieces of cut red leather hang from 1 edge. Canvas covered w/ light blue pigment except for 3 edges where red. Strip of white w/ black designs.
Inventory Description
Leg bands, cloth, partially fringed painted, red leather accents, hide ties
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Second Mesa
/
Mishongnovi
Additional Geographic Terms
Second Mesa
Materials
Cloth, Hide, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 37.7 x 22.2 x 0.6 cm (14 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1 pair
Label on object
985-27-10/59001 & 24283; 24284
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1917)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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