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Catalog Number

CAS 1985-0005-0011A,B   CAS 1985-0005-0011A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Blackfeet
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 Leather; Tanned hide; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Hard sole attached to single piece upper of tanned hide with sinew; Trapezoidal extension added to tongue with sinew; Hide lace threaded around ankle; Border is beaded from heel around outer edge to instep in orange using short rows of lazy stitch; Stepped diamond in orange, yellow, white and blue on vamp in lazy stitch.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.2, Width = 7.5, Length = 19.1