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Object Number
985-27-10/59516A
Display Title
Pair of Sioux girl's leggings. Lazystitch beaded decoration. White ground
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux girl's leggings. Lazystitch beaded decoration. White ground w/ geometric designs in blue, red, yellow and green. 29.5x9.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Legging, leather, beaded design on white ground, fringe on end, leather ties
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Buckskin
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 10 x 0.7 cm (13 x 3 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59516A, 34145
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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