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Object Number
985-27-10/59361
Display Title
Beaded moccasins.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Plains moccasins, possibly Sioux. Hard soles w/ leather uppers. Sewn up heel. Triangular tongue added. Lazy stitch beadwork design of star connected to horizontal bar below tongue w/ 2 narrow lines of beads. Soles and uppers have been patched. 25.1x11.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, abstract cross beaded design on leather, rawhide soles
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
- Northern Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Glass, Leather, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 26.5 x 12 cm (11/16 x 10 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59361
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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