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Catalog Number CAS 0583-0006   CAS 0583-0006; Moccasin (1 only)
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasin (1 only)
Culture Northern Plains, Dakota Sioux?
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. North Dakota (?)
County
Other Geographic Data Plains area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Leather; Tanned hide; Porcupine quills; Trade cloth; Thread
Description Single moccasin with leather sole attached with sinew to tanned hide upper; Another piece of tanned hide, scalloped on top edge, attached to form boot; Blue trade cloth stitched at seam, moccasin is undecorated except for a multicolored diamond of dyed porcupine quills on vamp.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.0, Width = 9.1, Length = 27.0