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Lakota boy's leather quillwork breeches
Lakota boy's leather quillwork breeches
Titles: Lakota boy's leather quillwork breeches (Supplied title)
Description: A Lakota boy's leather knee-length breeche, made on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota, circa 1900. They are machine and hand stitched and are lined in white cotton. Quillwork on both sides of the outside leg includes motifs of a thunderbird, a star and flowers using dyed red, green, purple and white quills. The leather is very dark, and a lighter color hide is used for the five belt loops.
Dates
- Approximately 1900 (Creation)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 9859.20
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 38 centimeters length
- 50 centimeters width
Subjects
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Lakota boy's leather quillwork breeches
Lakota boy's leather quillwork breeches
Lakota boy's leather quillwork breeches