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Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0005-0055A,B   CAS 1988-0005-0055A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Eastern Apache, Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Leather; Tanned hide; Sinew
Description Hard leather sole attached with sinew to upper constructed of single piece of tanned hide; Split back cuff; Scalloped triangular tongue stitched to notch in upper with sinew; Hide lace threaded at ankle; Moccasin in undecorated; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.3, Width = 9.9, Length = 26.6