Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0388A,B | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mukluks | |
| Culture | North Alaskan Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Alaska | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Sinew; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Pair of adult high-topped mukluks with single piece sealskin sole crimped at toes and heel; Dyed sealskin uppers consist of triangular piece on front part of foot and second piece forms sides and heel area; Bleached sealskin band framing leg opening decorated with simple patterns of dyed (red) sealskin done in slit embroidery, outlined in black, red, and green thread; Wide laces sewn to soles behind toes and laced through loops just in front of heels. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 25.0, Width = 10.6, Length = 26.0 | |