Legging

45-15-326A

From: Northern Plains

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 45-15-326A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Blackfeet (uncertain)
Provenience Northern Plains
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Glass | Brass | Muslin | Flannel
Technique Beaded
Description

Riding leggings. Fronts of buckskin bound with red flannel, covered with beading. Design: two broad chevrons composed of small blocks in red, green, dark blue, and yellow over a white ground. Solidly beaded cuff. Similar triangles on white ground. Green cloth heading set with brass ball buttons, backs of drill, lining of muslin.

Length 43.5 cm
Width 53.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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