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Pair of moccasins
Native American, Sioux
Late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Buckskin, cotton plain weave, and glass beads
Dimensions
10.5 x 10.5 x 28 cm (4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 11 in.) including rear tassels curved around the shoe
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.419-420
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBuckskin, ornamented with a geometric design worked with strings of beads tacked at intervals of about one centimeter. Design is red, blue, and green on a white ground.
Provenance1902, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1902)