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Object Number
985-27-10/59505
Display Title
Pair of Sioux legging strips. Lazystitch beadwork on hide. White background
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux legging strips. Lazystitch beadwork on hide. White background w/ 5 stepped triangles. Half in blue half in yellow w/ red and blue outline. 72.6x7 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornaments, leather strips with blue, yellow red step design on white ground
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Bead, Glass, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 71.5 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm (28 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59505
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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