probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Abel E. Brooks (A.E. Brooks), Non-Indian, 1833-1917 Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn, quill embroidered, quilled (lane stitched)
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Eastern Plains; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1870-1900
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Abel E. Brooks (1833-1917, a renowned collector of Civil War firearms); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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