Man's leggings (hoshi), pair, embroidered dark blue cotton: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu

Legging, one of a pair, decorated with chevron type design in yellow on the red upper half, and yellow orchid stem on the lower half, finely plaited cane: India, Assam, Angami Naga

Legging, one of a pair, decorated with chevron type design in yellow on the red upper half, and yellow orchid stem on the lower half, finely plaited cane: India, Assam, Angami Naga

Legging, part of a chief's costume, of buckskin with painted decoration and quill embroidery, associated with Chief Wanatak: North America, USA, Sioux or Gros Ventre or Assiniboine, early 19th century

Legging, part of a chief's costume, of buckskin with painted decoration and quill embroidery, associated with Chief Wanatak: North America, USA, Plains, Sioux or Gros Ventre or Assiniboine, early 19th century

Legging of blue cloth decorated with beadwork and coloured silk ribbon: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast, Columbia River

Legging of blue cloth decorated with beadwork and coloured silk ribbon: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast, Columbia River

Pair of woman's leather leggings: North America, Canada, Slavey

Legging, one of a pair, of tanned smoked caribou skin with thong fringes at the seams, sewn with sinew, part of a woman's summer outfit: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, Tłı̨chǫ, c. 1860

Legging, one of a pair, of tanned smoked caribou skin with thong fringes at the seams, sewn with sinew, part of a woman's summer outfit: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, Tłı̨chǫ, c. 1860

Legging of black woollen cloth with bead embroidered cuffs: North America, Canada, Algonquin, from the Little Whale River, Quebec Territory, Hudson Bay, c. 1860

Legging of black woollen cloth with bead embroidered cuffs: North America, Canada, Algonquin, from the Little Whale River, Quebec Territory, Hudson Bay, c. 1860

Legging of navy woollen cloth with bead embroidered cuffs: North America, Canada, Algonquin, from the Little Whale River, Quebec Territory, Hudson Bay, c. 1860

Legging of navy woollen cloth with bead embroidered cuffs: North America, Canada, Algonquin, from the Little Whale River, Quebec Territory, Hudson Bay, c. 1860

Pair of leggings applied with rabbit fur and feathers, and with wooden claws above red snapper to cover feet, part of an adult Kwakiutl style transformation mask and costume: Kwakwaka'wakw, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Fort Rupert, by Calvin Hunt, 1998 - 1999

Leggings, pair, indigo cotton embroidered with abstract designs in green, pink and white with indigo ties, lined with mustard fabric, part of traditional Ainu clothing, worn over the lower leg: Japan, Hokkaido, Tomakomai, Ainu, by Sunazawa Yoeko, 2002