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Inner LeggingsA2.505 a-b

Pair of women’s inner leggings (part a-b) of caribou skin with the fur on the inside. The leggings have a close fit for the foot and ankle and expand like a funnel reaching above the knee at the back of the leg and tapering up on the front to form a loop that can be attached to the trousers belt. A narrow tape of depilated skin is sewn along the edge on the skin side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer LeggingsA2.506 a-b

Pair of women’s outer leggings (part a-b) of caribou fur with the fur to the outside. The leggings have a close fit for the foot and ankle and expand like a funnel reaching above the knee at the back of the leg and tapering up on the front to form a thong that can be looped over the belt of the trousers. The top edge and the area above the ankle are decorated with alternating strips of white caribou fur and black and red dyed strips of dehaired skin. The feet are made of the legskins of the caribou.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, caribou sinew and dye
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Legging2514/2

A woven grass legging. The top woven design consists of alternating rows of light and dark brown. Below this, the grass is knotted and then hangs down freely. There is a loop and cord attachment at the top of the legging.

Culture
Asmat
Material
sago fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings1744/3 a-b

Leggings, (a) and (b), are each somewhat rectangular shaped, of black cloth with five vertical bands of decoration sewn (alternating with black background). From top to bottom: a row of red fringes, a row of white rickrack, a band of crocheted light green, dark blue and red-brown zigzag, a band of gold metal rickrack sewn as a large horizontal zigzag, and a row of white fringe at the bottom. The bottom fringe on (a) is shiny and close-looped. The bottom fringe on (b) is dull white and open ended. Both (a) and (b) have three white ties sewn on both vertical edges (near top, at centre and near bottom) for a total of six white ties per legging.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wool fibre ?, metal, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings1564/7

The blue leggings are widest at the waist with beige edging around one side and long beige ties with blue stitching. The pant legs are narrow and made from several pieces sewn together with overall vertical stitching. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings1132/7 a-b

Pair of black leggings (part a-b). The legging is long and curved with an opening at the top. Beside the opening is sewn a rectangular piece, larger at the bottom and stuffed with paper.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, paper and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingEdz1842

Roughly pentagonal-shaped fabric panel backed by a piece of undyed burlap-like fabric. Front of piece consists of bands of alternating colours of fabric sewn in a chevron pattern; a large central bat figure covers most of the piece. Bat is embroidered with green, red, pink, and metallic gold thread and trimmed on all sides with ecru-coloured fur. Convex, circular, silver-coloured metal pieces are sewn along the strips of fabric. Two fabric ties are attached at both the upper and lower corners of the left side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bast fibre, cotton fibre, metal and skin
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingEdz1841

Lined, roughly rectangular panel with a curved bottom edge. Surface consists of bands of different coloured fabric sewn together in a chevron pattern, lined with circular metal pieces. A large central figure dominates the panel; a gold, red and green bird executed in metallic embroidery with green glass eyes, trimmed with white fur. Two cloth ties in both the upper and lower corners of one side. Characters written in black and purple on the back lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bast fibre, metal, glass, skin, cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leggings949/6 a-b

Natural coloured leggings (part a-b) with embroidery and appliqué. The leggings are rectangular with long ties sewn to one end. At the same end are embroidered abstract motifs in pink, red and black on natural ground, surrounded on two sides by a black appliqué border with endless knot motifs. The other long side has three groups of brown lines. The backside is unlined.

Culture
Yi
Material
hemp fibre ?, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsEdz1485 a-b

Blue damask silk leggings (part a-b). The leggings are rectangular with one end curved inwards and orange ties. The border above the hem has orchid, chrysanthemum and lotus motifs on cream ground. The border is edged with a black band and floral trim. The damask is woven containing a cloud motif. The inside lining is orange cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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