Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0005-0054A,B | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| Culture | Kutenai | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tanned hide; Thread; Glass beads; Pigments | |
| Description | Pair of adult-sized moccasins, each made from single piece of tanned hide stitched along outer seam and heel with thread; Second piece of tanned hide forms the cuff; Hide lace threaded at ankle; Forked tongue is separate and also sewn with thread; Row of lazy stitch beading in blue at base of tongue; Painted design down center of vamp consists of 2 parallel orange bands terminating in a blue lineal and triangular motif above toe; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.5, Width = 9.6, Length = 27.2 | |