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Black Leggings Society of the Kiowa man's red cloth apron with silk ribbon trimming
Harding Big Bow
Black Leggings Society of the Kiowa man's red cloth apron with silk ribbon trimming
Harding Big Bow
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Beaded and painted leggings / Unknown

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Essay/Description

Hide lined with red cloth and painted with yellow pigment, gourd stitch and beaded outlining.

Curatorial Remarks

"These are Southern Plains men's leggings with gourd stitched fringe."

Dr. Garrick Bailey, Professor of Anthropology for The University of Tulsa, 2018

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Title(s): 
Beaded and painted leggings
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
buckskin, beads, feather, velvet, horsehair
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Leggings
Accession No: 
84.1745a-b
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1745 a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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