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Object Number
987-24-10/60659
Display Title
Pair of child's moccasins. Made of tan/brown leather.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of child's moccasins. Made of tan/brown leather trimmed with lighter ivory-colored strip around foot opening. Leather is hand-sewn. Toe portion decorated with five clusters of small light-colored leather "crosses" in cross or "diamond" design; center "cross" is of darker leather. One moccasin has been torn and repaired by stitching. 18.5 cm. (soles)
Inventory Description
Moccasins, plain leather with leather applique designs and leather trim
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 8 x 0.5 cm (6 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
987-24-10/60659
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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