Lakota (Sioux)
Moccasins with ‘Mace’ Design
Lakota Sioux, 1867
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Lakota (Sioux)
Moccasins with ‘Mace’ Design
Lakota Sioux, 1867
Physical Qualities
Hide, porcupine quills, glass beads, metal, feathers, a: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
b: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.142a-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/90s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984)
