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Object Number
985-27-10/59367
Display Title
Pair of Sioux moccasins. Hard soles w/ leather uppers
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Sioux moccasins. Hard soles w/ leather uppers. Additional piece for tongue. Printed cloth edging above heel. Lazy stitch beaded border around 3/4's of uppers. Blue ground w/ dark blue and red geometric designs. 7 narrow lines of quillwork run horizontally across front. 23.2x8.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, red quill bands, blue and red beaded strip on edge, cloth at ankle
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 9 x 8 cm (9 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59367, 24957
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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