Man's moccasins

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Niuam (Comanche)
Previous owner: Kwa'-si-ya', Niuam (Comanche)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Kwa'-si-ya' (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Niuam (Comanche); Clothing/Garments: Footwear
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1833
Barcode: 021833.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Indigenous Term: nu' mu' nap

Object Name: Man's moccasins
Media/Materials: Hide, metal cones, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, ochre, sinew, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, gourd stitch/brick stitch/netted beadwork, edge beaded, painted, strung, fringed
Dimensions: 29 x 10 x 7.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws666c23995-a662-4380-81a3-570eb5f09d8e

Record ID: NMAI_23188