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Object Number
985-27-10/59274
Display Title
Pair of Blackfoot child's moccasins
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Blackfoot child's moccasins. Hard soles, soft uppers w/ added piece at top of heel. Lazy stitch beadwork. Central bar of beads to toe w/ 4 horizontal bands. Also narrow diagonally curving lines. Colors in black, yellow, red and orange. 22.4x9.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, beaded black, red, yellow linear design, tie at ankle, damaged
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Alberta?
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 10 x 2 cm (8 11/16 x 3 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59274; 24976; Blackfoot
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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