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Object Number
985-27-10/59171
Display Title
Pair of Zuni dance moccasins
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Zuni dance moccasins. Rawhide soles w/ leather piece covers front painted white and light blue. Larger piece of leather covers heel and ankle painted white. Quilled decorative piece around heel. Piece for inner sole. 23.4x19.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Boots, red/lt bl pigment, quillwork and cloth anklets, red flap at side, cuffed
Classification
- Boot
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 24.4 x 9.7 cm (7 7/8 x 9 5/8 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1 Pair
Label on object
985-27-10/59171
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
Collector
Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
(19)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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