Pair of Moccasins Item Number: 50.67.21a-b from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

These mocassins have a delicately embroidered vamp executed with very fine bird quillwork.

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1800 and 1825

What

Name
Pair of Moccasins
Identification Number
50.67.21a-b
Type of Item
moccasin and pair
Material
animal hide, quill, textile and sinew
Overall
length 10.5 in

Who

Culture
Sioux and Santee

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1800 and 1825

Other

Classification
Clothing