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Child's Moccasins
Native American, possibly Miami or possibly Shawnee
Mid-19th Century
Object Place: Southeast
Medium/Technique
Buckskin, red trade cloth, white beads
Dimensions
Length: 127 mm (5 in.)
Credit Line
Partial gift of James Frank and the Frank B. Bemis Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession Number2013.653.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRed trade cloth with white beads on front panel, bear claw design. Cuff is red trade cloth with white beads in geometric design.
ProvenanceSold by Jane Thompson, Middlebury, VT to James Frank, LaJolla, CA; consigned by Frank to John Molloy Gallery, New York; 2013, sold by Molloy Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)