Woman's Suit
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 May 1892
label: Collection Date
content: C. 1891
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. James Mooney
label: Donor Name
content: Bureau Of American Ethnology
notes: label: Notes
content: Two similar pairs with long fringed top flaps, both painted green with blue stripes across back of legging. Lanes of lazy stitch beadwork on leggings and around ankles with sequins on one pair. Geometric beadwork on insteps of one pair [pair 2 of 2], unmatched abstract overlay designs on other pair [pair 1 of 2]. 33.5" (85 cm). Records: Made of soft, tanned buckskin, dyed green and beaded along the seam of the leg and around the ankle. The dark, horizontal stripes denote the number of enemies killed by the woman's husband. In addition to this suit a woman's outfit consists of a beaded pouch, a knife case and an awl case, which are attached to the belt. Jewelry, such as earrings, necklaces and wristlets are generally worn. (C, L).
label: Notes
content: Pair 1 of 2 has holes on the bottom of the soles, indicating it was at one time on exhibit. In addition, an old 19th or early 20th century exhibit label is filed with the catalogue card.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Oct 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 4
place: label: Place
content: Kiowa And Comanche Reservation, Oklahoma / Indian Territory, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Kiowa
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 025718
label: USNM Number
content: E152836-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Moccasin Legging