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Object Number
985-27-10/59444
Display Title
Pair of Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Soft soles. Mostly white background
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Soft soles. Mostly white background w/ design of stepped triangles in red, blue and green. Cloth tie around edge of opening, band of beads directly below. Quilled tie around heel. Long tongue w/ some beadwork and tinklers. 25.2x9.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, beaded designs on white ground, top and bottom, cotton on cuff
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 10 x 8.5 cm (9 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59444, 24238
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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