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Object Number
985-27-10/59517
Display Title
Pair of Sioux woman's leggings. Top half made from cotton cloth, bottom buckskin
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux woman's leggings. Top half made from cotton cloth, bottom of buckskin. Lazystitch beadwork on buckskin. Exposed areas covered w/ blue pigment. 38.7x16.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Leggings, cloth with blue pigment, beaded geometric designs on cuff and sides
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 37.5 x 17 x 0.8 cm (14 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59517, 34146
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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