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Object Number
985-27-10/60138B
Display Title
Pair of child's knee high boots
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of child's knee high boots, possible Sioux. Hard soles, soft uppers attached up side w/ buttons and ties. Some beadwork above ankle and bead edging up side. 20.6x39.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, yellow dyed leather, beaded band design, brass buttons. leather ties
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains
Materials
Leather, Glass, Brass, Pigment, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 39.5 x 21 x 7.6 cm (15 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 3 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60138B, 24544, 200
Provenance
Collector
Jacob Paxson Temple
(1900-1920)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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