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Leggings

Leggings

Datec. 1870
DimensionsOverall: 20 × 27 1/4 in. (50.8 × 69.2 cm)
Object numberT0255a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextBeautifully decorated leggings such as these were made to be worn on special occasions. They were held up by garters. Decorated leggings were often worn with moccasins beaded in the same pattern.
ProvenanceVictor Arcidino; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.75.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 87.
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