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Object Number 985-27-10/60138A
Display Title Pair of child's knee high boots
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of child's knee high boots, possible Sioux. Hard soles, soft uppers attached up side w/ buttons and ties. Some beadwork above ankle and bead edging up side. 20.6x39.7 cm.
Inventory Description Moccasins, yellow dyed leather, beaded band design, brass buttons. leather ties
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux?
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 21 x 7.6 cm (15 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60138A, 24544, 200
Provenance
Collector Jacob Paxson Temple (1900-1920)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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