Photo of collection object Pair of Leggings for Chief's War Dress — Sioux. Pair of Leggings for Chief's War Dress, early 19th century. Hide, porcupine quills, scalp locks, pony beads, maiden hair fern, horsehair, dye, B: 29 x 42 3/4 in. (73.7 x 108.6 cm) C: 27 1/4 x 45 in. (69.2 x 114.3 cm). Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.1b-c. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Pair of Leggings for Chief's War Dress

early 19th century

Sioux

Arts of the Americas

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Sioux
Classification: Clothing
Formatted Medium: Hide, porcupine quills, scalp locks, pony beads, maiden hair fern, horsehair, dye
Medium: hide, porcupine, quills, scalp, locks, pony, beads, maiden, hair, fern, horsehair, dye
Locations: Place made: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
Dimensions: B: 29 x 42 3/4 in. (73.7 x 108.6 cm) C: 27 1/4 x 45 in. (69.2 x 114.3 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Americas
Accession Number: 50.67.1b-c
Credit Line: Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Exhibitions: Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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