Beaded and painted leggings / Unknown

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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Anthropology Item Information

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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

Not On View

Dimensions

Leggings:

Length: 34 1/2in. (87.6cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)
Fringe: 9in. (22.9cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

beads, black, blue, buckskin, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, feather, fringe, horsehair, Kiowa, leggings, Native American, pink, tan, tassel, ties (fasteners), velvet, yellow

Cite this Page

Unknown. Beaded and painted leggings. 84.1745a-b. 19th century - 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841745a-b (06/03/2019).

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