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Object Number
985-27-10/59410
Display Title
Moccasin possibly from the Great Basin. Soft sole and upper. Stitched up heel
Descriptions
Object Description
Moccasin possibly from the Great Basin. Soft sole and upper. Stitched up heel and front. Added cuff above heel. Third piece one end of which forms part of the front of the uppers. The other part is a rectangular tongue. Yarn stitched along seam. Curvilinear lines. 22.4x11.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasin, leather, multicolored glass beads and sinched at center
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Great Basin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 12 x 0.3 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59410; 24977
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
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