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Pair of Chief's Dress Leggings

Red River Metis; or Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux

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Caption

Red River Metis; or Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux. Pair of Chief's Dress Leggings, early 19th century. Buckskin, pony beads, porcupine quills, thread, 25 in. (63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.7b-c. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Pair of Chief's Dress Leggings

Date

early 19th century

Geography

Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States

Medium

Buckskin, pony beads, porcupine quills, thread

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

25 in. (63.5 cm)

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Accession Number

50.67.7b-c

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Artists and makers

Red River Metis

12 works in the collection

Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux

11 works in the collection