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Woman's leggings with red fulled wool and polychrome ribbonwork / Unknown

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Men's wool leggings worn during straight dance. The design of the ribbonwork indicates that these leggings belonged to a man. Women's leggings were usually more curvilinear. However, men's leggings usually were dark blue rather than red. The designs could be either ribbonwork or beadwork.

Tags: leggings, men
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Woman's leggings with red fulled wool and polychrome ribbonwork
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wool, silk, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Leggings
Accession No: 
84.1148
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1148
Department: 
Anthropology
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