Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by John W. Alder (1844-1919), an Indian agent at Pine Ridge between 1879 and 1885; inherited by his son Eugene C. Alder (1876-1955); purchased by MAI from Eugene Alder in 1921.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Oklahoma Delaware (attributed)
- Collector
- John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919
- Previous owner
- John W. Alder, Non-Indian, 1844-1919
- Eugene C. Alder (Eugene Charles Alder), Non-Indian, 1876-1955
- Seller
- Eugene C. Alder (Eugene Charles Alder), Non-Indian, 1876-1955
- Object Name
- Moccasins
- Media/Materials
- Hide, wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
- Techniques
- Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
- Dimensions
- 33 x 11.4 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Footwear
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