Dakota beaded and ribbonwork decorated moccasins

Titles: Dakota beaded and ribbonwork decorated moccasins (Supplied title)

Description: A pair of Dakota deerskin moccasins with cuff trimmed with red silk ribbon, circa the early 20th century. The vamp or insert is decorated with glass seed beeds in floral motif and trimmed with faded blue silk ribbon. Predominant colors are pink, white, and green. The flap beneath cuff is bound with red silk ribbon which extends and served as tie closure. On the bottom of right moccasin is written in ink "Made by Mrs. Good Thunder for Mrs. Whipple 1904."

Dates

• Not later than 1904 (Dated) (Creation)

Creation

• made by: Good Thunder, Sarah
• presented to: Whipple, Evangeline Marrs Simpson
• collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1539.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: 2 items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 4 inches height
• 3 1/2 inches width
• 8 3/4 inches length

Subjects

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