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Quilled leather moccasins

6535.4.A,B

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Titles: Quilled leather moccasins (Supplied title)

Description: A pair of quilled leather men's shoes, likely Lakota in origin, circa 1880 to 1900. The shoes consist of soft leather high tops with leather laces and rawhide soles. The shoes are quilled in a series of rows using the two-thread, one-quill crossed sewing technique that is unique to the northern Plains. The soles of the moccasins are also fully quilled with the pattern of a cross at the toe, an elk or deer track at the ball, and a pipe at the heel.

Dates

  • Approximately 1880 - Approximately 1900 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 6535.4.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 pair items

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 5 inches height
  • 4 1/2 inches width
  • 10 inches length

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6535.4.A,B

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.