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Object Number
985-27-10/59460
Display Title
Pair of Arapaho woman's boots. Rawhide soles & buckskin uppers. Beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Arapaho woman's boots. Rawhide soles. Buckskin uppers sewn up side. Lazystitch beadwork. Border around uppers above sole in white and blue. Horizontal bar across front of foot in blue w/ green and red triangles on each side. Central vertical bar to toe. 41.1x24.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Boots, yellow dyed knee high beaded geometric and strip designs.
Classification
- Boot
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Metal tinkler
Dimensions
Overall: 43.2 x 26.4 x 9.2 cm (17 x 10 3/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59460, 35154
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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