Men's Leggings
Summary:
Wool leggings with ribbonwork in the North American Ethnographic Collection of the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York.Description:
Museum Description: cloth (felted wool), ribbon (silk), beads (glass), thread, applique, beadwork embroidery.
Physical Description: 27cm x 65cm.
NDT Note: leggings are not in great condition, but they are beautifully adorned, there are black, red and white diamond patterns on both leggings, with a white beaded border on the edges, there is a red stripe and a blue stripe running along the vertical edge of each of the leggings, both leggings are of the same design in the front and the same design in the back, the bottom edge of the back of the leggings is a red diamond pattern.
Manuscript Catalog reads: "Baker-Miller Co. Purchase 1915-69: A-B 8659 Black cloth leggings ornamented with silk Miami, Indiana" (p. 157).
Traditional Knowledge:
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