possibly Muscogee (Creek) (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
William M. Leeds, Non-Indian, 1829-1886 Search this
Catherine Leeds (Catherine G. Lockwood/Mrs. William M. Leeds), Non-Indian, 1825-1913 Search this
Dartmouth College Museum and Galleries (Dartmouth College Museum) Search this
Object Name:
Child's moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions:
20 x 8 x 8 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Alabama; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Leeds (1829-1886, who served with the US Indian Service in the late 1870s) and his wife Catherine G. Lockwood Leeds (1825-1913); donated to the Dartmouth College Museum (Hanover, New Hampshire) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1955 through an exchange with the Dartmouth College Museum.
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