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CUSTOM MADE EXAMPLES of
LEGGINGS & BREECHCLOUTS
leggings | old style tubular leggings | breechclouts | also women's leggings |
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The oldest style of leggings were tubular in form. Leggings
were made of buckskin and were often undecorated to start with, but they
wouldn't stay undecorated for long. Some leggings received a touch of
quill work, others were beaded or painted. Not all leggings were tubular
in shape however. Some were made with wide angular flaps on the lower
half, the flap itself being beaded or quilled and heavily fringed. Each
tribe's leggings had different characteristics. Cheyenne and Kiowa leggings
were small, triangular two-piece flaps near the outside top of the leggings.
Dress leggings were covered and decorated in beadwork, quilled strips,
paint and decorated with various embellishments. Most leggings were smoked
over a fire to obtain a warm yellow color. Quilled or beaded bands were
placed on the leggings at an angle to show best when sitting on the ground
or on a horse. Every aspect of showmanship was taken into consideration.
War honors were also displayed by a series of horizontal stripes, usually
black or blue on both leggings. The stripes on one leg were usually broader
than those on the other leg and sometimes one leg had a different number
of stripes. Each stripe accounted for a war or horse raid, the larger
stripes usually being associated with a war record. Horizontal or vertical
straight lines were also used on shirts, and for the same purpose. |
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stills
from the film "Finding Neverland" starring Johnny Depp and featuring
leggings (above), beaded arm band, porky roach, etc. |
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Sioux
Leggings
beadwork
|paintwork | human hair locks, etc. |
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old style tubular leggings
(Sioux), shirt ca. 1860, moccasins, breech clout |
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beaded
and painted leggings Beadwork - lazy stitch and paint work - natural clay
earth pigments |
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old style tubular leggings |
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Made
for the movie, they are a replica of Mandan or Arikara leggings ca. 1860-70 |
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Lakota
Sioux Leggings | breechclout |
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Note:
breechclouts were plain without much or no decoration |
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Plains
women's leggings also available |
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NATIVE AMERICAN | PLAINS INDIAN LEGGINGS
NATIVE ARTS Trading
by Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire AB30 1TR
©
Native Arts Trading Limited - cochise@naiveartstrading.com
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