E0653A: Pants

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0653A

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear

Marks/Labels:

may be part of 1996.ETHN26 accession

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
fabric ➔ cloth
fabric ➔ thread

Dimensions:

51 cm L
29.4 cm W
21 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

USA

Acquisition Date:

1896

Description:

A pair of pants made from leather sewn with thread.

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