Pair of Women's Moccasins Attached to Leggings Item Number: 11.694.9055a-b from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

These knee- high moccasins have a turned over flap on the top that is longer in back than front and is fringed. A separate band of hide is trimmed with beadwork and sewn down the front of the leg, overlapping the base of the foot. Another band of beadwork runs around the bottom of legging where it joins.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1900 and 1925

What

Name
Pair of Women's Moccasins Attached to Leggings
Identification Number
11.694.9055a-b
Type of Item
moccasin, legging and pair
Material
hide, pigment, glass bead, sinew and fur
Overall
length 24.5 in, width 3.25 in, height 9.5 in

Who

Culture
Osage and Comanche

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1900 and 1925

Other

Classification
Clothing