Collections: Arts of the Americas: Pair of Chief's Dress Leggings

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    Pair of Chief's Dress Leggings

    • Cultures: Red River Metis, Native American; or Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux, Native American
    • Medium: Buckskin, pony beads, porcupine quills, thread
    • Place Collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
    • Dates: early 19th century
    • Dimensions: 25 in. (63.5 cm)  (show scale)
    • Collections:Arts of the Americas
    • Museum Location: This item is not on view
    • Accession Number: 50.67.7b-c
    • Credit Line: Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
    • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
    • Caption: Red River Metis (Native American). Pair of Chief's Dress Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, pony beads, porcupine quills, thread, 25 in. (63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.7b-c. Creative Commons-BY
    • Image: front, CUR.50.67.7b-c_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
    • Catalogue Description: Compared to many other Plains leggings this pair is exceptionally short at 25 inches in length. Most others average over 42 inches on the inside seam and some up to 48 inches, with up to 72 inches on the outside seam. The skin on these leggings is the same light color and texture as matching shirt 50.67.7a. They look new and unworn. The leggings are decorated with a single flap, which are cut into short fringes. These fringes are wrapped with alternating red and blue quills. The top of the leggings have every other fringe cut out to create a toothed effect. Like the shirt, these leggings may be unfinished. There are no ties on the upper portion for looping to a belt or fastening at a thigh flap. However, both leggings have a dart sewn at this area, perhaps indicating that a tie was once attached. There is the possibility that these leggings were made in the Metis fashion, observed on several scouts,as knee high only. This would make them the same length as women's leggings. See Jarvis supplemental file in Arts of Americas office.
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