Legging

86-20-3.1

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 86-20-3.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Teton
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Bead | Metal | Pigment | Sinew
Description

Woman's. Native tanned hide: stepped half diamond shapes in light blue, dark blue, yellow, red and green beads against a white background in lazy stitch technique using sinew. Outside surface of unbeaded hide rubbed with blue green mineral pigment. Pairs of tin cone dangles along open side edge of each legging with lacings at four points.

Length 37 cm
Width 18 cm
Credit Line Gift of W. Disston Anderson, Class of 42, 1986
Other Number 5 - Collector Number

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