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Catalog Number CAS 0565-0002A,B   CAS 0565-0002A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Kiowa, Comanche
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Leather; Tanned hide; Glass beads; Thread
Description Leather sole attached with thread to single piece tanned hide upper; Long forked tongue is separate and attached with thread; Split back cuff; Hide lace attached at ankle; Cuff and tongue are edge beaded in blue and red; Moccasin is sparsely decorated with bands of lazy stitch beading in purple with multicolored geometric shapes; Design on tongue, in overlay stitch, of concentric circles in orange, blue, green, red, pink and lavender; Hide fringe attached to outer side of vamp.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Width = 9.5, Length = 27.2