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Beaded child's moccasins
Object Number 995-29-10/73422
Display Title Beaded child's moccasins
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of small moccasins, Sioux, Cheyenne or Arapaho, from early 1900s, constructed of one piece for the uppers with a vertical heal seam of sinew and a separate sole piece of heavier leather. The cuff is short (4 cm) and the instep is cut straight across with no tongue. The left moccasin cuff has 3 pairs of vertical slits holding a drawstring of twill tape (shoestring?) to tie in front. The right shoe has no drawstring and only one vertical slit at the heel holding a loop of black embroidery cotton. The inside of the sole in the heel area is painted with designs in blue, black and red, different in each shoe. A 2 cm border above the sole is fully beaded in lazy stitch with white background and stepped triangle motifs in layers of green, blue, and red. A central white [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Moccasins, blue, red, green beaded design on white, plain leather ankle cuff
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1932
Culture
  • Arapaho?
  • Sioux?
  • Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Leather, Bead, Cotton, Glass, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 8.5 x 20 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 995-29-10/73422
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Collector Estate of Dr. William R. Wright (1960-1993 - 1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Estate of Dr. William R. Wright (1960-1993 - 1995)

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