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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
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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Catalog Number:
1/1139
Barcode:
011139.000
See related items:
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws674c77370-1329-4521-8d25-ddb5fcdf2ec4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_11967