Moccasin

57-26-59.1

From: Dakotas

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 57-26-59.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Santee (uncertain) | Cree (uncertain)
Provenience Dakotas
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Skin | Fiber | Quill
Description

White man's cut; two pieces of skin; uppers and stiff sole; seam up heel; no cuff; slight, rounded tongue; edged with red material. Inside lined with cloth. Quilled floral design on toe and both sides; 2-thread sewing with flattened quills. Colors: yellow, purple, green and light blue.

Length 21.8 cm
Width 7.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of the George Washington Memorial Museum, 1957
Other Number L-269-61 - Old Museum Number

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