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Beaded and quilled leather moccasins / Native American; Sioux

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Beaded and quilled leather moccasins. Three rows of beadwork around perimeter. The center row features geometric designs. Rows of red quill work across vamp. Green cotton fabric sewn along the top of the cuff. The sole of the shoe still has some animal hair attached. All beadwork done with lazy stitch.

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Title(s): 
Beaded and quilled leather moccasins
Culture: 
Native American; Sioux
Date: 
circa 1890 - 1900
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Great Plains, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
leather, quills, glass, cotton cloth, animal hair, cotton string
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.377a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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