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Pair of Sioux moccasins. Hard sole w/ leather uppers. Lazystitch beadwork
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Object Number 985-27-10/59350
Display Title Pair of Sioux moccasins. Hard sole w/ leather uppers. Lazystitch beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of Sioux moccasins. Hard sole w/ leather uppers. Lazystitch beadwork. White border around entire uppers. 2 parallel central bars to toe w/ fringe in between. Long tongue attached w/ white beadwork and tassles on end. 27.3x11.0 cm.
Inventory Description Moccasins, beaded geometric design on leather, horsehair tassles, hard sole
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 11.9 x 8.9 cm (11 1/4 x 4 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59350; 24930; Sioux
Provenance
Provenance Old-Man-Afraid-Of-His-Horses
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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