Leggings Item Number: D2.15 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of white hide leggings (part a-b) with beadwork. The front has a long rectangular panel of beadwork with triangular and ‘x’ motifs in red, blue, green and black on white ground. There is a long tie at the top. The back has a small lower panel of beadwork with a ladder design in red, blue and clear on hide ground. Also on the back are pairs of fringe, in a line. One side is folded, the other is scalloped. The bottom edge has a thick cut fringe.
History Of Use
Forms set with shirt D2.165
Item History
- Made in Browning, Montana, USA
- Owned by Nancy Grey
- Owned by Northern Plains Indians Arts and Crafts Center before November 28, 1956
- Received from Northern Plains Indians Arts and Crafts Center (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on November 28, 1956
What
- Name
- Leggings
- Identification Number
- D2.15 a-b
- Type of Item
- legging
- Material
- skin and glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Part A
- height 86.0 cm, width 41.0 cm
- Part B
- height 85.0 cm, width 43.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Blackfeet
- Previous Owner
- Nancy Grey and Northern Plains Indians Arts and Crafts Center
- Received from
- Northern Plains Indians Arts and Crafts Center (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Browning, Montana, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1956
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2240/0002 a-b