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Object Number
985-27-10/59358
Display Title
Pair of moccasins, possibly Sioux. Hard soles w/ leather uppers. Seam up heel.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of moccasins, possibly Sioux. Hard soles w/ leather uppers. Seam up heel. Tongue cut from uppers. Cloth edging at top of heel. Quilled design of square checker board in purple and yellow. Triangles at each corner of square pointing apex to apex. 25.6x9.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, quilled geometric design on leather, fabric cuff, hard sole
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Cloth, Bison, Leather, Quill, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 26 x 10.5 cm (3 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59358; 24990
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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