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Object Number 65-14-10/44019
Display Title Pair of elk skin moccasins
Descriptions
Inventory Description Moccasins, gathered at top, moosehair (?) embroidery, ankle high.
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Missouri
Additional Geographic Terms Yellow Stone River, Mouth of; Plains; St. Louis, 200 m above; Fort Union
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 25 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-14-10/44019
Provenance
Provenance Isaac Sprague (1857)
Donor Pilgrim Society (1850-1905 - 1965)

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