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Moccasins

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Wu'-ko-kwa"-wa" (Prairie Band Potawatomi) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Previous owner
Wu' ko kwa" wa", Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
circa 1870
Object Name
Moccasins
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions
27.3 x 10.5 x 9 cm
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Indigenous Term
ma kis a nun
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