Pair of moccasins
Pair of moccasins

Currently not on view

Pair of moccasins,

before 1925

Očeti Šakówiŋ
PU 7169.2 a-b

Information

Title
Pair of moccasins
Dates

before 1925

Medium
Leather, tradecloth, and beads
Dimensions
.2 a-b each: h. 14.5 cm., w. 26.0 cm., d. 11.5 cm. (5 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 7169.2 a-b
Place Collected

North America, United States

Culture
Native American, Sioux
Type
buckskin, moccasins, beadwork, cloth
Materials
beads, cloth, buckskin
Subject
trade beads, floral patterns, geometric patterns

Collected by W. A. M. van der Gracht ca. 1900; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1925

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