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Object Number 985-27-10/59475
Display Title Pair of beaded Sioux moccasins. Hard soles. Soft uppers stitched up heel
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of beaded Sioux moccasins. Hard soles. Soft uppers stitched up heel. Trapezoidal shaped tongue sewn on. Front covered w/ lazystitch beadwork. 2 bands around heel. 26.2x8.7 cm.
Inventory Description Moccasins, red,white,blue beaded design on blue beaded ground, hard sole
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 9 x 8 cm (9 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 985-27-10/59475, 24224
Provenance
Collector George White (around 1870's)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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