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Culture/People:
possibly Non-Indian (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Commercially tanned leather, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, loom beadwork
Dimensions:
26.1 x 10.3 x 4.7 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
USA
Date created:
1950-1970
Collection History:
Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI. In addition to collecting and encouraging Native arts, IACB also acquired items that exploited Native designs and used them in educational exhibits to demonstrate the differences between authentic Indian work and imitations.
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Catalog Number:
25/7081
Barcode:
257081.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bcb8db4e-2a14-41eb-9a1c-20a3acb4de81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272966