Leggings

Museum number:
2-72225a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210272225a@2cb
Alternate number:
7 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4769
Description:
cotton flannel leggings dyed yellow and green with long fringes on outer side of each leg. adjacent to leg fringes, on front side is a band of quill embroidery - red/white/purple applied to flannel. leggings zip closed from ankle to hip which allows them to be close fitting.
Donor:
Estate of Vernon DeMars
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
United States, Arizona, Hopi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Vernon DeMars
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Quill (spine material)
Taxon:
Erethizon dorsatum
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Leggings
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
August 18, 2008
Context of use:
appears to be part of a dance costume. fringed pants of this type are not typical Hopi dress. may be used to represent Plains Indians.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
a— length 99 centimeters, b— width 55 centimeters, a— width 59 centimeters, and b— length 95 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Leggings, accession number 2-72225a,b, described as cotton flannel leggings dyed yellow and green with long fringes on outer side of each leg. adjacent to leg fringes, on front side is a band of quill embroidery - red/white/purple applied to flannel. leggings zip closed from ankle to hip which allows them to be close fitting.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Leggings, accession number 2-72225a,b, described as cotton flannel leggings dyed yellow and green with long fringes on outer side of each leg. adjacent to leg fringes, on front side is a band of quill embroidery - red/white/purple applied to flannel. leggings zip closed from ankle to hip which allows them to be close fitting.

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