Leggings Item Number: D2.23 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Leggings in three parts: a) part of a legging consisting of strips of beadwork with a geometric pattern in blue, with dark blue, green, brown and yellow sewn together on a rectangular red flannel wool backing; b) Strips of beadwork with a geometric pattern in blue, with dark blue, green, brown and yellow on red flannel backing, which is sewn onto navy wool that has a toothed edge, making a complete legging; c) a piece of navy synthetic fibre cloth with a toothed edge that has several slits cut into it and is edged with red fabric on one end (goes with part a).

Narrative

The donor said the objects in his donation should be known as the Hillyard Mitchell collection. Mitchell (1852-1923) spent much of his working life in the Northwest Territories, later moving to Victoria, B.C. The donor also said the collection came from his grandfather, F. Carson, who had gone to Saskatchewan in 1861 as a boy of 15, and stayed until 1918. He was a fur trader and trapper, working mainly amongst the Cree, and was recorded having been at Duck Lake and Prince Albert, Sask. It is now uncertain which objects were collected by Mitchell vs collected by F. Carson.

Item History

What

Name
Leggings
Identification Number
D2.23 a-c
Type of Item
legging
Material
wool fibre, glass, dye, synthetic fibre and skin
Manufacturing Technique
sewn and embroidered
Part A
height 0.3 cm, width 40.6 cm, depth 31.9 cm
Part B
height 0.5 cm, width 69.0 cm, depth 58.0 cm
Part C
height 0.3 cm, width 73.0 cm, depth 62.0 cm

Who

Culture
Plains
Previous Owner
F. Carson, Hillyard Mitchell and F. S. Carson
Received from
F. S. Carson (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
North America

When

Collection Date
between 1861 and 1918
Ownership Date
before 1923 and before October 28, 1957
Acquisition Date
on October 28, 1957

Other

Item Classes
textiles; beadwork
Condition
fair
Accession Number
2081/0034 a-c