Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8702015

Category: Leggings - Men's Leggings

Region: Plateau

Tribe: Plateau - Nez Percé?

Period: 1825-1850

Materials: Native tanned deerskin; multi-colored glass pony beads; fringe includes ermine skin; hair; porcupine quills; red wool cloth; black pigment.

Description: Hide leggings with beaded strips running vertically along side of each legging. Beadwork consists of alternating bands of color (green, red, orange) against a white background. Horizontal bands of black are painted on each legging perpendicular to strips.

Dimensions: Length 42 inches 106.8 cm.

Provenance:

Thompson Collection, Deerfield Museum
Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

Exhibitions:

Splendid Heritage, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, February 10, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wy, May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Mo, Febuary 12, 2010 - April 24, 2010

References:

Warnock, John and Marva Warnock, eds, Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2009, pp 150

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