Child's moccasins

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Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Collector: Sarah Emilia Olden (Sarah E. Olden), Non-Indian, 1867-ca. 1955
Previous owner: Sarah Emilia Olden (Sarah E. Olden), Non-Indian, 1867-ca. 1955
Donor: Sarah Emilia Olden (Sarah E. Olden), Non-Indian, 1867-ca. 1955

Collection History: Collected by Sarah Emilia Olden (1867-ca. 1955, an author and amateur folklorist who supported Episcopal missionary work throughout the US) when she spent the winter of 1916-1917 at St. Elizabeth's Boarding School for Indian Children in Wakpala, South Dakota; donated to MAI by Miss Olden in 1918.
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Place: Wakpala, Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/3159
Barcode: 083159.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Child's moccasins
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork , overlay beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad25e70f-8e55-4495-a578-cf988c618852

Record ID: NMAI_89618