Sioux. Pair of Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, porcupine quills, pony beads, seed beads, pigment, 40 in. (101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.10a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.10a-b_PS2.jpg)
Sioux. Pair of Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, porcupine quills, pony beads, seed beads, pigment, 40 in. (101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.10a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.67.10a-b_view1.jpg)
Sioux. Pair of Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, porcupine quills, pony beads, seed beads, pigment, 40 in. (101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.10a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.10a-b_back_SL4.jpg)
Sioux. Pair of Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, porcupine quills, pony beads, seed beads, pigment, 40 in. (101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.10a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.10a-b.jpg)
Pair of Leggings
CULTURES Sioux; Probably Sisseton, Sioux
MEDIUM Buckskin, porcupine quills, pony beads, seed beads, pigment
Place Collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
DATES early 19th century
DIMENSIONS 40 in. (101.6 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER 50.67.10a-b
CREDIT LINE Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
CAPTION Sioux. Pair of Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, porcupine quills, pony beads, seed beads, pigment, 40 in. (101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.10a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.10a-b_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE detail, 50.67.10a-b_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pair of leggings a strip of quillwork along the outside edge consisting of red, white and purplish-brown stripes. The quillwork is edged on one side with blue pony beads and on the other with white seed beads. The back of each legging is decorated with horizontal brown painted stripes. Side tabs at the top are sewn on separately, as are the flaps for the heels.