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Object Number
985-27-10/60233A
Display Title
Pair of buckskin chaps, fringed. Decorated w/ weasel fur, beads and applique
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of buckskin chaps, fringed and decorated w/ weasel fur along outside edge. Some fur wrapped w/ red cloth and yarn. Some bead and cloth applique decorations on lower portion of chaps. Red painted designs. 100x34.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Legging, buckskin, polychrome beadwork, felt-wrapped fur fringe, red felt ankle
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Buckskin, Glass, Felt
Dimensions
Overall: 100 x 34.5 cm (39 3/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
60233A
Provenance
Owner
Chief Medicine Crow
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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