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Object Number 985-27-10/59401
Display Title Pair of child's moccasins, possibly Sioux. Rawhide soles w/ buckskin uppers
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of child's moccasins, possibly Sioux. Rawhide soles w/ buckskin uppers, sewn up heels. Shaped like a heeled slipper. Interior and opening ridge lined w/ white cloth. These do not appear to have been worn. 19.4x7.7 cm.
Inventory Description Moccasins, child's, beaded floral design on leather, fabric cuff, hard sole.
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 20 x 8 cm (3/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59401, 24.988
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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