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Object Number
985-27-10/59399
Display Title
Pair of Ponca child's moccasins. Square toed, with beadwork & cloth trim
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Ponca child's moccasins. Square toed. Hard soles w/ leather uppers. Seam up heel. 3rd piece forms semicircular tongue. Green cloth trim around opening and tongue. Band of red cloth around heel below trim. Floral beadwork. Tie around front. Leather loop at bottom of heel. 16.2x7.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, child's beaded biomorphic designs fabric cuff, hard soles
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Ponca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 16.2 x 7 x 5.8 cm (6 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59399; 24947 / Ponca
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1985)
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