Lakota (Sioux)
Pair of Women’s Beaded Moccasins with Feathered Flap
Lakota Sioux, 1867-1899
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Lakota (Sioux)
Pair of Women’s Beaded Moccasins with Feathered Flap
Lakota Sioux, 1867-1899
Physical Qualities
Hide, glass beads, cloth, metal, a: 10 1/8 × 3 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (25.7 × 8.6 × 10.8 cm.)
b: 9 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (24.8 × 8.6 × 11.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.147a-b
Ralph Case (father-in-law of donor) collected beginning probably in early 30s, perhaps earlier. Acted as attorney for the Sioux nation in suit against U.S. Government from 1932 to 1966. Was born on a Sioux reservation (c. 1880s/1890s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984)
