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Object Number
987-24-10/60640
Display Title
Pair of leather moccasins with beadwork and metal tie pieces.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of moccasins composed of three elements: (a) sole; (b) upper shoe portion; and (c) tongue. Closed by draw string around top. Top of shoe portion protected by blue cloth. Tongue of each decorated with three horizontal bands of bead work in green and yellow. Five small metal tie pieces attached to end of each tongue. Bead work covers most of the upper portion of both moccasins in a geometric triangular pattern. Fringe at heels. 27 x 10 cm. (length x width)
Inventory Description
Moccasins, green, pink, blue, yellow beaded designs, blue cotton ankle trim
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Leather, Bead, Metal tinkler, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 11.5 x 1.7 cm (11 x 4 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
987-24-10/60640
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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