Legging

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1942.1 A

Collection

Americas

Object name

Legging

Production information

Unknown
USA, North America
Canada, North America

Date

Early 19th century

Style / Culture

Sioux
Gros Ventre
Assiniboine

Materials

Buckskin, Quill

Physical description

Buckskin; painted decoration and quill embroidery

Collection place(s)

USA, North America
Canada, North America

Associations

Original recipient of costume: Kelso Museum
Previous owner: Wanatak, 1837 (d.)

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Johnson, M.G. and Taylor, C.F., Early Warrior Costume of the Sioux and Blackfeet, English Westerners Society, London, 1983

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, patterns of life