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Pair of moccasins--skin with rawhide soles; top decorated with quills
Pair of moccasins--skin with rawhide soles; top decorated with quills
Object Number 40-39-10/19407
Display Title Pair of moccasins--skin with rawhide soles; top decorated with quills
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of moccasins--skin with rawhide soles; top decorated with horizontal lines of red porcupine quills and beaded border in green, yellow, and white
Inventory Description Moccasins, beaded and quilled designs on leather, hard sole
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arapaho?
  • Gros Ventre?
  • Shoshone?
  • Dakota?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Leather, Glass, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 29 x 10.5 cm (4 5/16 x 11 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-39-10/19407
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1872-01/01/1902)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (4/15/1940)
Donor Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (04/15/1940)

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