Leggings

Provenance

Sold Sotheby's, New York, Dec. 13, 1974, lot 109, to Father Peter J. Powell (1928-2022), Chicago; by descent to his estate, 2022; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

Leggings

Blackfeet

1880–90

Accession Number

122890

Medium

Deer hide, ermine skin, beads, and pigment

Dimensions

Each, approx.: 89.2 × 43.2 cm (35 1/8 × 17 in.)

Classification

leather/animal skin

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Powell Family in memory of their parents Father Peter Powell and Virginia Raisch Powell