Beaded moccasins

Titles: Beaded moccasins (Supplied title)

Description: A pair of sinew-sewn leather moccasins, possibly Lakota, with rawhide sole, circa the early 19th to early 20th century. They are decorated with faceted metal and glass seed beads in geometric motif, in predominant colors of green, white, blue, yellow, and red. They have a tie closure with leather thong.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1825 - Not later than 1925 (Creation)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2655.54.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 pair items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 4 3/4 inches height
• 4 inches width
• 11 inches length

Subjects

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