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Object Number
985-27-10/59360
Display Title
Pair of child's moccasins, possibly Sioux. Hide soles w/ leather uppers
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of child's moccasins, possibly Sioux. Hide soles w/ leather uppers and wide cloth cuff sewn on at heel and interior lined w/ cloth. Narrow central bar almost to toe w/ 5 horizontal bars extending out each side. Quilled triangles around heel. Quills dyed purple. 16.4x6.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, child's, quilled geometric design on leather, extended fabric cuff
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Cloth, Hide, Leather, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 17.4 x 11.4 x 6.9 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59360; 24.991
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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