Baby Moccasins

Artist:Osage

Medium: Hide, beads, silk, cotton

Geograhical Locations:

• 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

Exhibitions:

• Objects of Myth and Memory

Accession Number: 11.694.9014a-b

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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