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Man's leggings

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased from Frank Seawell Sneed (1876-1936, a storekeeper in Lawton, Oklahoma) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kiowa
Seller
Frank Seawell Sneed (Francis S. Sneed/F. S. Sneed), Non-Indian, 1876-1936
MAI agent
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Man's leggings
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork , painted
Dimensions
54 x 25 cm
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Indigenous Term
ka te
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