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Object Number 985-27-10/59442
Display Title Pair of Cheyenne baby moccasins. Rawhide soles & soft uppers w/ beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of Cheyenne baby moccasins. Rawhide soles. Soft uppers stitched up heel. Small triangular tongue. Lazystitch beadwork border around entire uppers. Central band to toe. Blue bead squares in front and sides. Tie around heel. 11.9x5.3 cm.
Inventory Description Moccasins, baby's, blue, red, white deisgns, hard sole
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59442; 24952/ Chey
Provenance
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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