Beaded leather and wool legging

Titles: Beaded leather and wool legging (Supplied title)

Description: These leggings are made of chamois with a front panel beaded in a floral pattern and bordered with fringed chamois. This object was reportedly given to Mrs. George A. Van Doren's grandfather, John H. Charles, in Sioux City, Iowa, by members of the Dakota tribe. While this object may certainly have been collected among the Dakota, its aesthetic strongly indicates that it has southern Cree origins.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1856 (Discovery)

Creation

• collected by: Charles, John H.

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2400

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 5 1/2 inches diameter
• 14 inches height (when standing upright)

Subjects

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