A PLAINS CHILD'S BEADED HIDE VEST AND TWO PLAINS BEADED HIDE LEGGING STRIPS
A PLAINS CHILD'S BEADED HIDE VEST AND TWO PLAINS BEADED HIDE LEGGING STRIPS

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A PLAINS CHILD'S BEADED HIDE VEST AND TWO PLAINS BEADED HIDE LEGGING STRIPS
the first, a child's vest, sinew sewn and lazy-stitched in light and dark blue, green, yellow, white-heart red, and geodesic on a white beaded ground, front and back decorated with forked geometric devices and thin border enclosing small geometrical elements, bottom edge with short fringe, hide ties and ribbon attachments; the second, a legging strip, sinew sewn and lazy-stitched in blue, white-heart red, and geodesic, on a white beaded ground, decorated with triangular elements alternating with crosses; the third, a legging strip, sinew sewn and lazy-stitched in green, blue, yellow, white, white-heart red, and geodesic on a light blue beaded ground, decorated with triangular elements alternating with crosses and forked elements
Lengths: the first, 13 in. (33 cm.); the second, 32 in. (81.3 cm.); the third, 29½ in. (75 cm.) (3)

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