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Object Number
985-27-10/59518
Display Title
Pair of Sioux woman's leggings. Buckskin, bottom half covered w/ lazystitch
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux woman's leggings. Buckskin, bottom half covered w/ lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ designs of green triangles and diamonds w/ red and yellow rectangles inside. 48x24.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Leggings, yellow dyed leather, red and green bead design on white ground
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Pigment, Buckskin
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm (20 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59518, 34152
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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