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Pair of moccasins
Native American (Lakota [Sioux])
about 1880
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Buckskin, dyed quills, and glass beads
Dimensions
12.5 x 9.7 x 26.7 cm (4 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.) each
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Sarah M. Spooner
Accession Number93.182-183
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBuckskin, with row of white and red beads above sole; decorated in quillwork, coral-red and white beadwork.
Provenance1893, gift of Sarah M. Spooner (b. 1844 - d. 1914), San Francisco and Philadelphia, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 26, 1893)