Plains girl's lane-stitched beaded leather leggings

Titles: Plains girl's lane-stitched beaded leather leggings (Supplied title)

Description: A pair of Plains, possibly Cheyenne or Dakota, lane-stitched leather leggings, circa the late19th or early 20th century. The small size indicates they were made for a girl or young woman. Glass seed beads arranged in geometric designs on a white bead background decorate about two-thirds of the surface of each legging.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1875 - Not later than 1925 (Estimated as late 19th or early 20th century due to the inclusion of cut steel beads.) (Creation)

Identifiers

• Inventory Number: x.0.0.133.A,B

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: 2 items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 11 inches height (each)
• 10 inches width (each)

Subjects

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