. A PAIR OF BLACKFEET MAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS. c. 1875. each painted with black horizontal bars and overlaid with a ...

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A PAIR OF BLACKFEET MAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS

c. 1875

each painted with black horizontal bars and overlaid with a wide buffalo hide strip, sinew sewn and flat-stitched, with a bold design in two shades of blue beads, trimmed with ermine fur tubes

This bold two-color design is reminiscent of examples from the pony bead era.

Lengths: 30 inches each

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