Lakota (Sioux)
Pair of Moccasins
Lakota Sioux, 1867
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Lakota (Sioux)
Pair of Moccasins
Lakota Sioux, 1867
Physical Qualities
Hide, porcupine quills, glass beads, cloth, metal, yarn, (Right): 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (8.5 x 11.5 x 25.7 cm.)
(Left): 3 9/16 x 4 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (9 x 12 x 27 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.140a-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)
