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PROPERTY OF THE HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE BUILDING FUND
A PAIR OF PLAINS BEADED CLOTH LEGGING STRIPS AND A SIOUX BEADED HIDE HAIR ORNAMENT
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A PAIR OF PLAINS BEADED CLOTH LEGGING STRIPS AND A SIOUX BEADED HIDE HAIR ORNAMENT
the leggings, flat-stitched on canvas in brown, yellow and translucent green beads against a white beaded ground, each decorated with a row of stepped triangles, a ticked band on one end; the hair ornament, composed of a tapering rawhide panel, decorated with a chain of linked concentric diamonds in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, a panel of tubular hairpipe beads at top, a pendant of braided cow hair below, trimmed with quill-wrapped tassels, a beaded hide awl case and rosette attached
Lengths: the legging strips, 24½ in. (61.6 cm.) each; the hair ornament, 45½ in. (115.5 cm.) overall (3)
the leggings, flat-stitched on canvas in brown, yellow and translucent green beads against a white beaded ground, each decorated with a row of stepped triangles, a ticked band on one end; the hair ornament, composed of a tapering rawhide panel, decorated with a chain of linked concentric diamonds in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, a panel of tubular hairpipe beads at top, a pendant of braided cow hair below, trimmed with quill-wrapped tassels, a beaded hide awl case and rosette attached
Lengths: the legging strips, 24½ in. (61.6 cm.) each; the hair ornament, 45½ in. (115.5 cm.) overall (3)