Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Collection History

Collected from Billy Henderson (Coushatta) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Culture/People

Coushatta (Koasati)

Previous owner

Billy Henderson, Coushatta (Koasati)

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Date created

circa 1885

Object Name

Man's leggings

Media/Materials

Wool cloth, cotton cloth, thread

Techniques

Sewn, ribbonwork appliqué

Dimensions

81.1 x 29.6 cm

Object Type

Clothing/Garments

Native Term

a ba hel k'a

See related items

Coushatta (Koasati)

Clothing/Garments

Catalog Number

1/8603

Barcode

018603.000

Place

Near Elton; Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA