Leggings (1 Pair)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Feb 1892
name: label: Donor Name
content: U. S. Department of the Navy
notes: label: Notes
content: Identified as a worn above high boots, and made from fur from reindeer legs, by Zinaida Ivanova, Arctic Institute of Culture and Arts, Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia Federation, 11-7-2012.
label: Notes
content: Reference: Ivanova-Unarova, Zinaida, 2017. Siberian Collections in the U.S. Museums. Yakutsk. Object is identified there: Leggings (pair). Suturuo. 19th century, second half. Fur (reindeer), hide, sinew. Sewing. A) L.: 45, W.: 22. B) L.: 37, W.: 32. Sewn from white feet of reindeer, with no lining. The edges on top and bottom are fringed with reindeer hide. The leggings are worn over the pants when travelling with the fur facing outwards. They protect clothes from snow, rain and wind. The lower leather straps are tied under the knees. The top of the leggings reaches the groin protecting the thighs. The leather straps at the top are tied to the rings on pants.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Jul 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: North, Siberia, Russia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Yakut (Sakha)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 025334
label: USNM Number
content: E153525-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Legging
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 32 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 45 cm