Moccasin
86-20-12.1
From: United States of America
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 86-20-12.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sioux |
| Provenience | United States of America |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Period | Late 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1875-1899 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Hide | Sinew | Fiber | Bead |
| Description | One of a pair of moccasins. Hard sole; upper of native-tanned hide; separate tongue, forked; separate notched piece of hide attached to heighten ankle flap; all construction sinew sewn; thong lacing; dyed muslin edging around ankle flaps. Blue, green, red, yellow, and metallic seed beads in geometric designs against a white beaded background (using lazy stitch technique, sinew sewn); chevron design on instep, split triangle and crosses along sole edge. Condition: good, minimal bead loss. Sticker with number "40" attached to bottom of sole of one moccasins (.2). |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of W. Disston Anderson, Class of 42, 1986 |
| Other Number | 43 - Collector Number | 40 - Other Number |
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