Leg Ties and Knee Garters
LEGTIES AND KNEE GARTERS CLOTH AND WAMPUM
Legties or knee garters, as they were often called, were used by the Native Americans and adopted by the people of the frontier. They serve a practical use as well as being decroative. The garters held leggings in place and supported the kneecap. A misstep in rough terrian could easily dislocate the knee. In the wilderness a dislocated knee was not only crippling but could be a death sentence.
The wampum used in these graters is trade wampum. By 1650 the demand for traditional shell wampum had begun to outstrip the supple. Glass or porciline trade wampum was first intoduced by the Dutch in New York. By 1750 glass trade wampum had become a staple in the fur trade.
BROWN LEG TIES WITH WAMPUM
These leg ties are made of brown jute backed with cotton duck and edged with brown buckskin. The bead work is done with white trade wampum.
BLTWW
$25.00
BLUE HERRINGBONE LEG TIES
This pair of leg ties are made of blue herringbone woven jute, backed with cotton duck and edged with brown buckskin.
BHBLT
$15.00
WAMPUM LEG TIES TWO FIRES PATTERN
These leg ties are made with trade wampum woven on linen cord with cotton thread. These will add a nice Native American touch to any outfit. The pattern is an Iroquois style of two longhouse fires.
TFWLT
$45.00
WAMPUM LEG TIES
These leg ties are made with trade wampum woven on linen cord with cotton thread. These will add a nice Native American touch to any outfit.
BCWLT
$45.00
BEADED JUTE LEG TIES
This pair of leg ties is made with tan jute edged with brown buckskin. The beadwork is done with 5mm glass trade beads, the kind most common in the early trade. The pattern is the Iroquois tree design.
BLTTD
$3O.00
WAMPUM LEG TIES MOUTAIN PATTERN
These leg ties are made with trade wampum woven on linen cord with cotton thread. These will add a nice Native American touch to any outfit. The pattern is an Iroquois style of the mountain.
TFWLT
$45.00