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Object Number
2004.33.4.1
Display Title
Moccasin, one of pair
Descriptions
Object Description
One of pair of moccasins with green, white, blue and red beads; tabbed; tongues with double triangular flap, each with a pair of tin cone jingles with pink feather tassels. Floating blue circles and red crosses on either side; celestial designs. Vamps of green background with bands of white, set with blue and yellow geometric elements. The upper cuff with a white background band set with red and blue rectangles. The heels with long fringes. Cuffs bound with muslin.
Inventory Description
Moccasin, one of pair, decorated with beads, feathers, tinklers, fabric and frin
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1880
Culture
- Early Reservation Period
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 12 x 27.5 cm (1 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2004.33.4.1
Credit Line
Gift of Putnam Ballou McDowell A. B. 1946
Provenance
Owner
Barbara Bamford Ballou
(1954 - 1954)
Owner
Latimer Willis Ballou
(1954)
Collector
William Henry Bisbee
Donor
Putnam B. McDowell
(1954 - 11/17/04)
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