Leggings and G String Item Number: 11.694.8986 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Blue wool leggings with ribbon work in blue, green, red, purple, gold, and beige. "G-String" was curator Stewart Culin's name for a pubic covering. Such an object is missing and is not in any written record so no description can be made.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1933

What

Name
Leggings and G String
Identification Number
11.694.8986
Type of Item
legging and string
Material
cloth, ribbon and bead
Measurements
“22 1/16 x 10 5/8 in. (56.0 x 27.0 cm)” ?

Who

Culture
Osage

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1933

Other

Classification
(not assigned)