probably Pembina Chippewa (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945 Search this
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972 Search this
Donor:
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972 Search this
Honoree:
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945 Search this
Object Name:
Woman's leggings
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, metal button/buttons, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
36 x 21.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Fort Totten, Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County; North Dakota; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Collection History:
Said to have been collected by members of the Eastgate family, many of whom lived in the Spirit Lake area in the late nineteenth century; inherited by Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker, 1857-1945) of Orange County, New York and subsequently by her daughter Anna Whitaker Slaughter (Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter, 1887-1972); donated to MAI by Mrs. Slaughter in 1970 in memory of Helen Eastgate Whitaker.
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