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Object Number
985-27-10/60398A
Display Title
Pair of Ponca leggings. Yellow and gold embroidered designs, beadwork, ribbon
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Ponca chaps. Yellow and gold embroidered designs which simulate gold braid on exterior. Some white beadwork. Tightening straps decorated w/ yarn rosette and tassles in pink and blue. Beading on straps in red, white, pink and blue. Red ribbons at bottom corner. Metal buttons. 68.9x32.1 cm. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Legging, blue wool, strap with beads and tassles, gold embroidery and buttons
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Ponca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nebraska
/
Knox County
Additional Geographic Terms
Niobrara River
Dimensions
Overall: 69 x 33 x 0.3 cm (27 3/16 x 13 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60398A
Provenance
Owner
Chief Wegacapi
(01/01/1800-01/01/1869)
Owner
Clara D. Farnham
(01/01/1931)
Owner
Sarah Tufts Farnham
Owner
John E. Farnham
Collector
James Tufts
(01/01/1860-12/31/1869)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1931 - 01/01/1985)
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