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Pair of Moccasins

A work made of doe skin, sewn with sinew; decorated with beads.
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  • A work made of doe skin, sewn with sinew; decorated with beads.

Date:

c. 1885

Artist:

Artist unknown (Arapaho, Hinono’ei)
Central Plains

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Arapaho

Title

Pair of Moccasins

Place

Central Plains (Object made in)

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Made 1875–1895

Medium

Doe skin, sewn with sinew; decorated with beads

Dimensions

a: 7.1 × 22.3 × 9.4 cm (2 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.); b: 6.9 × 22.3 × 9.3 cm (2 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. J. Ogden Armour through the Antiquarian Society

Reference Number

1933.931a-b

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