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Object Number
985-27-10/60437A
Display Title
Pair of beaded Cheyenne moccasins. Rawhide soles. Tinklers on tongue.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Cheyenne moccasins. Rawhide soles soft uppers. Uppers covered w/ lazystitch beadwork, white ground w/ geometric elements in blue, red and green. Added piece for tongue which forks. Some beadwork on tongue and tinklers at end. 28.9x9.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasin, rawhide sole, blue, red, green on white geometric bead design, tinkler
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Rawhide, Glass, Metal tinkler
Dimensions
Overall: 28.9 x 10.8 x 6.9 cm (11 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60437A; 24921/ Cheyenne
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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