Quill Decorated Moccasins
Unknown people (Plains)
Plains
early 20th century
Leather, sinew, rawhide, beads, and porcupine quills
Overall: 10 9/16 × 3 13/16 in. (26.8 × 9.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Capt. Herbert L. Shuttleworth II, Class of 1935
43.25.8595
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
Captain Herbert L. Shuttleworth II (1913-2010, Class of 1935), Amsterdam, New York; given to present collection, 1943.
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