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Baby Moccasins

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Osage
MEDIUM Hide, beads, silk, cotton
  • Place Made: Pahuska, Oklahoma, United States
    • DATES early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 9.5 cm) 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 9.5 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 11.694.9014a-b
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Infant hide booties shaped like little sacks. They are decorated with a double row of triple pink, green, blue, yellow and white beads on the vamp. A hide band around the ankle is decorated with a row of pink beads. A thong tie is threaded in the front.
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