Beaded and painted leather moccasin with geometric designs and fringe
Making the Blanket Strip
Beaded leather leggings with geometric patterns and fringe / Jordan A. Hodgkins
Gilcrease Museum
Essay/Description
The leggings exhibit red and white heart beads and green and yellow paint with cut and twisted fringe on the side of the leggings.
Curatorial Remarks
"These legging could have belonged to Sitting Bull's nephew."
Dr. Garrick Bailey, Professor of Anthropology for The University of Tulsa, 2018
The yellow and green dye with small strips of beadwork indicates that these leggings are likely Kiowa or Comanche.
Tags: leggings, leather, beaded
People: Possibly Kiowa or Comanche
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Dr. Garrick Bailey, Professor of Anthropology for The University of Tulsa, 2018
The yellow and green dye with small strips of beadwork indicates that these leggings are likely Kiowa or Comanche.
Tags: leggings, leather, beaded
People: Possibly Kiowa or Comanche
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
