Object Details
- Collection History
- Purchased by MAI from the artist in 1949 through William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Seneca [Tonawanda]
- Artist/Maker
- Louise Printup Kennedy (Louise Belle Shanks/Mrs. Charles Kennedy), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1872-1952
- Seller
- Louise Printup Kennedy (Louise Belle Shanks/Mrs. Charles Kennedy), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1872-1952
- MAI agent
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Date created
- 1949
- Object Name
- Woman's leggings
- Media/Materials
- Wool cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
- Techniques
- Sewn, appliquéd, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, edge beaded
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments
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