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Pair of Moccasins

Cherokee

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Caption

Cherokee. Pair of Moccasins, late 18th or early 19th century (possibly). Buffalo hide, beads, ribbon, copper, 3 × 2 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (7.6 × 7.3 × 20.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1989.9a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Cherokee

Title

Pair of Moccasins

Date

late 18th or early 19th century (possibly)

Medium

Buffalo hide, beads, ribbon, copper

Classification

Costume

Dimensions

3 × 2 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (7.6 × 7.3 × 20.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin

Accession Number

1989.9a-b

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Artists and makers

Cherokee

3 works in the collection