Pair of Chief's Fringed Dress Leggings Item Number: 50.67.5b-c from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
These leggings very early pre-1830s Blackfoot. Bits of ermine weasel remain attached to the fringe. Beads are all larger pony sizes.
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1825
What
- Name
- Pair of Chief's Fringed Dress Leggings
- Identification Number
- 50.67.5b-c
- Type of Item
- legging, dress and pair
- Material
- hide, bead, red cloth binding, ermine fur and pigment wood
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1825
Other
- Classification
- Clothing