Culture/People:

probably Plains Cree (Prairie Cree) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Donor:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's leggings

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Overlay beadwork

Dimensions:

56 x 31 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Western Canada; Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Thea Kowne Page; donated to MAI by Thea Page Heye following her marriage to George Heye in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/5075

Barcode:

045075.000

See related items:

Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b920d1b9-87dd-4af1-8e1b-354f68792a06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_48562