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Dakota ribbon applique moccasins
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| Description | Pair of deerskin moccasins with cuff (front edge pinked). Vamp or insert is decorated with silk fabric strips and triangles done in reverse applique and green silk feather stitch embroidery. Predominant colors are red, pale green, gold, pink, and blue. Faded blue and brown silk plied thread decorates the vamp seam. Flap below cuff is bound with pale green silk ribbon. No tie closure. |
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| Quantity | 1 pair items |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 9 1/2 inches length 3 1/4 inches height 4 inches width |
| Nomenclature | Moccasin |
| Creation | Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made in Minnesota, United States Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians |
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Collected by: Whipple, Bishop Henry Benjamin Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made in Minnesota, United States Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Indian. Clothing. Footwear |
| Dates | Discovery: Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1544.A,B |