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Culture/People:
probably Bush or Western Woods Cree (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Reverend William Washington Bolton (W. W. Bolton), Non-Indian, 1858-1946  Search this
Previous owner:
Reverend William Washington Bolton (W. W. Bolton), Non-Indian, 1858-1946  Search this
Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942  Search this
Donor:
Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's leggings
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, edge beaded , overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
36 x 28 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Moosomin; Department of Assiniboia; Saskatchewan; Canada
Collection History:
Collected by Reverend William Washington Bolton (1858-1946, a noted academic and explorer of Western Canada) between 1885 and 1886 when he was posted to Moosomin, Saskatchewan, as a missionary; given or transferred to his brother Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton in 1918.
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Catalog Number:
7/5807
Barcode:
075807.000
See related items:
Bush or Western Woods Cree
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws688a272c8-a4d9-4d5e-8028-8d05bd551ae0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_81859