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Beaded leather leggings with geometric patterns / Unknown

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Limited amounts of beadwork along the edges of the leggings is typical of Kiowa beadwork.

Tags: leggings, hide
People: Kiowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use or ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded leather leggings with geometric patterns
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Kiowa
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Leggings
Accession No: 
84.1763a-b
Previous Number(s): 
8426.1763 a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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