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Object Number 41-62-10/23545
Display Title Pair of skin moccasins decorated with porcupine quills
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of skin moccasins decorated with porcupine quills
Inventory Description Moccasins, blue, red and white quill work, damaged, red fabric at ankle
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Plains Cree?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Kansas
Additional Geographic Terms Missouri territory; Fort Leavenworth
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 15 x 9.5 cm (9 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Label on object 41-62-10/23545
Provenance
Collector Reuben Y. Jenkins (1838)
Donor George Oscar Jenkins (1941)

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