Grizzly bear claw moccasins
Artist
Yanktonnai Sioux
Date1881 or before
MediumBuffalo rawhide, deerskin, red stroud, beads, metal, bear claws
DimensionsOther: 27 × 10 cm (10 5/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.73
DescriptionBuffalo rawhide sole sinew-sewn to upper of deerskin. Straight cut ankle bound with red stroud. Separately added triangular tongue with beaded multiple triangles in pink and green on lt. blue ground, terminating in metal cone dangles with yellow horsehair tufts. Headed in white-core rose, yellow, and dark blue on light blue ground. Grizzly bear claw attachment with red stroud trim sinew-sewn to cuff.On View
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Yanktonnai Sioux
Yanktonnai Sioux
SIOUX, PROB. TETON DAKOTA
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