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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
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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