ETHNOGRAPHY : NORTH AMERICA

Object Name

Moccasin

Date Made

c. 1930
c. 1930

Description

Dressed leather moccasin with the beadwork decoration on the instep unfinished pair of children's moccassins with rawhide soles and Plains style lazy stitch beadwork on toes and round edge. Native American mothers ornamented their babies’ clothing with beautiful beadwork. These small moccasins have rawhide soles and soft tops decorated with beads. c. 1930

Materials

leather : beads

Place Collected

United States of America
United States of America

Catalogue Number

BELUM.C594.B.1935

Copyright

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