Pair of moccasins

Native American, Sioux

late 19th century

Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Buckskin, cotton plain weave, and glass beads

Dimensions 10.1 x 10.1 x 31 cm (4 x 4 x 12 3/16 in.) including rear tassel in natural position

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number02.421-422

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionBuckskin, ornamented with narrow bands and crosses worked with strings of yellow, red, and blue beads in a geometric design.

Provenance1902, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1902)