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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Zuni Pueblo
Title:Pair of ceramic moccasins
Date Made:late 19th or early 20th century
Type:Recreational Gear
Materials:Earthenware; with brown and orange pigment
Place Made:North America; United States; Southwest
Measurements:overall: 3 x 5 x 2 3/8 in.; 7.62 x 12.7 x 6.0325 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.B.19
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
A pair of small earthenware moccasins decorated with red, white, and black patterns and likely made for the tourist market. Constituting a game in which one player throws a pebble into one of the moccasins and the other player tries to guess which one contains the pebble.

Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: Indian Game. A pair of small moccasins, constituing a game in which one player throws a pebble into one of the moccasins and th other player tries to guess which one contains the pebble. Cat. 1933.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; shoes; clothing

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