Culture/People:

Sioux  Search this

Previous owner:

Marianne Schurz, Non-Indian, 1857-1929  Search this

General Carl Christian Schurz, Non-Indian, 1829-1906  Search this

Carl L. Schurz, Non-Indian, 1871-1924  Search this

Possible collector:

General Carl Christian Schurz, Non-Indian, 1829-1906  Search this

Object Name:

Child's moccasins

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of General Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906, a US senator from Missouri and head of the US Department of the Interior); inherited by General Schurz's children, Carl L. Schurz (1871-1924, a New York City attorney) and Marianne Schurz (1857-1929); lent to MAI by Carl L. Schurz and Marianne Schurz in 1919 and never reclaimed.

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Catalog Number:

9/6599

Barcode:

096599.000

See related items:

Sioux

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699142503-fb26-4587-b3d7-a927c83f2c43

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_104350