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Object Number
985-27-10/60127
Display Title
Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Soft soles and uppers.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Soft soles and uppers. Lazystitch beadwork. White ground w/ blue, red and yellow designs, mostly consisting of large triangle. Tinklers w/ wool tufts hang off end of tongue. Tie around ankle. 27.9x9 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, triangular designs, white background, forked tongue, beaded sole
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 10.2 x 9.6 cm (11 1/4 x 4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60127,24172
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(before 01/01/1907 - 08/01/1919)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1919 - 01/01/1985)
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