Moccasins

Niitsitapii (Blackfoot / Blackfeet)
Northern Plains
Plains

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early 20th century

Rawhide, native-tanned cow or bison hide, glass beads, thread, cloth and overlay stitch beading

Overall: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Guido R. Rahr, Sr., Class of 1951P

985.47.26639

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Clothing: Footwear

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Plains

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Guido Reinhardt Rahr, Sr. (1902-1985), Manitowoc, Wisconsin; given to present collection, 1985.

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