2017.103.54.3

Collection type

Object

Description

One of a pair of leather leggings decorated with beading, part of man's Northern Plains style outfit [2017.103.54]. For the other in the pair see [2017.103.54 .2]. [JMC 29/8/2019]

Long description

One of a pair of leather leggings decorated with beading, part of man's Northern Plains style outfit. The legging is made from one piece of soft, brown leather which has been folded and sewn up along one edge with clear, synthetic thread. The top section is wider and has not been sewn at the edge, but instead is open and fringed. the bottom edge is also fringed. There is a vertical band of beading down one side. This is on a separate length of cotton cloth which has been applied to the legging, and comprises dark blue diamond and triangle designs and small green squares on a white background. The outer edge of the band is decorated with a fringe of twisted cotton. The sewn edge of the legging is also decorated with tufts of black hair, bound at the bottom with straw dyed red. The lower two thirds of the legging are decorated with six painted green and black bands. There are two leather strips threaded through perforations in the top of the legging. This is the left leg. For the other in the pair see [2017.103.54 .2] and for the rest of the outfit see shirt [2017.103.54 .1], club [2017.103.54 .4], necklace [2017.103.54 .5] and feather ornament [2017.103.54 .6]. [JMC 29/8/2019]

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England

Cultural groups

Native American

Person

Field collector Raymond Wilkes

PRM source David Wilkes

Date

Acquisition information

Donated: 30/08/2016

Materials and processes

Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Bead, Material Hair, Material Straw Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Stitched, Process Twisted, Process Bound, Process Tied, Process Painted, Process Dyed

Dimensions

Width: max 440 mm, Length: max 780 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2017.103.54.3

Research and responses

This object is part of a collection put together by English Hobbyist Raymond Wilkes. The collection combines English, European or North American-made hobbyist material, some objects made by Wilkes himself, and some Native American-made objects. This outfit is English-Made but in the style of a Northern Plains men's outfit. [JMC 19/8/2019]

Search terms: Clothing Textile, Clothing, Legging