Culture/People:

probably Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966  Search this

Previous owner:

Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966  Search this

Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999  Search this

Donor:

Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999  Search this

Object Name:

Moccasins

Media/Materials:

Hide, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, sinew

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Dimensions:

26 x 11 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

Pine Ridge Reservation; Jackson County, Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1880-1895

Collection History:

Probably collected between 1890 and 1896 by Thisba Hutson Morgan (1872-1966), a teacher at the Pine Ridge reservation school and wife of Bureau of Indian Affairs employee Howell Morgan (1863-1952); inherited by their son Cecil Morgan (1898-1999); donated to MAI by Cecil Morgan in 1983.

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Catalog Number:

25/383

Barcode:

250383.000

See related items:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba0f38bb-e7a0-43a4-ab71-bae1f7af172b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_265398