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Catalog Number

CAS 0496-0002A,B   CAS 0496-0002A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Native tanned deer hide
Description Pair of woman's wrap-around moccasins, constructed of 3 pieces, namely the hard sole, the soft buckskin vamp, and the soft buckskin heel which extends upward as a long buckskin strip which is wrapped around wearer's leg to form the legging and secured by a buckskin thong.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 64.0, Width = 8.5, Length = 23.5