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Pair of Moccasins

Sioux; Probably Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux

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Caption

Sioux; Probably Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux. Pair of Moccasins, early 19th century. Hide, beads, bird quills, porcupine quills, tin, deer hair, sinew, pigment, 4 x 5 x 11 in. (10.2 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.23a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Pair of Moccasins

Date

early 19th century

Geography

Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States

Medium

Hide, beads, bird quills, porcupine quills, tin, deer hair, sinew, pigment

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

4 x 5 x 11 in. (10.2 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Accession Number

50.67.23a-b

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Artists and makers

Sioux

93 works in the collection

Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux

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