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Moccasins

Object Details

Collection History
Probably collected by George H. Bingenheimer (1861-1920, businessman and Indian Agent for the Standing Rock Reservation from 1898 to 1903); purchased by MAI in 1923 from his widow Margaret Bingenheimer (1865-1965)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Possible collector
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920
Previous owner
George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920
Seller
Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965
Object Name
Moccasins
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche, dye/dyes
Techniques
Sewn, dyed, quilled (lane stitched), lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
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