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Legging
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Date
1890-1900
Medium / Technique
Fibre: cotton cloth, wool cloth, cotton thread; hide; glass: glass bead
DimensionsWith fringes: 43.2 × 32 × 1.5 cm
Without fringes: 43.2 × 21 × 1.5 cm
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments
CultureIndigenous: Niisitapiikwan?
Geocultural Area
Northern Plains
Origin
United States?
Origin
Canada?
Object NumberME931.1.11.1-2
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Hayter Reed
NotesLeggings, possibly Niisitapiikwan (Blackfoot Confederacy)
Hayter Reed’s correspondence refers to a pair of “fancy leggings” acquired from Rabbit Carrier for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, which may have been these.
Hayter Reed’s correspondence refers to a pair of “fancy leggings” acquired from Rabbit Carrier for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, which may have been these.
Status
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