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Infant Moccasins, 1880-1910
Lakota culture; Northwestern Plains
Tanned deer leather and glass…
Moccasins
Infant Moccasins, 1880-1910
Lakota culture; Northwestern Plains
Tanned deer leather and glass…
Infant Moccasins, 1880-1910 Lakota culture; Northwestern Plains Tanned deer leather and glass and metal bead; 3 x 2 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. 99.10.1a,b Gift of George and Kate Reeves

Moccasins

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-footwear
Culture Lakota
Date1880-1910
Made AtUnited States, North America
MediumTanned deer leather and glass and metal bead
Dimensions3 × 2 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (7.6 × 6 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of George and Kate Reeves
Object number99.10.1a,b
DescriptionA pair of beaded child's moccasins, North Western Plains Indian culture. C. 1880-1910. Said to have belonged to Eleanor Householder of Noblesville, Indiana. Leather, hide-stitched with blue and red glass beads and bronze faceted beads. For comparison see Sotheby's "Important American Indian Art", New York, Tuesday, May 19, 1998. Entry #694.
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