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Catalog Number

CAS 1985-0005-0010A,B   CAS 1985-0005-0010A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture unidentified Northern Plains Indian
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Plains area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Hard sole attached to upper of single piece of tanned hide with thread; Scalloped tongue and cuff attached to upper with thread; Both are edge beaded in lavender and pink; Green beads stitched at even intervals around cuff; Green and pink overlay stitched triangle in center of tongue which folds over vamp; Vamp is decorated with alternating narrow bands of lazy stitch bead work of yellow, pink and blue zigzags and wide spaces undecorated hide, white borders from toe to mid-shoe decorated with blue and black triangles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Width = 8.5, Length = 23.5