| Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0396A,B |
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| 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 |
early to mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) |
| Materials |
Reindeer (fawn) hide; Seal skin (?); Dog (?) hair; Sinew; Dye |
| Description |
Pair of high-topped mukluks with single piece sealskin (?) sole creased on toes and heel; Upper portion of boot and leggings are made of wide strips sewn together vertically and trimmed around top by bands of dyed (red) skin, piecework bands alternating white and dark reindeer skin, and ruff of dark and light dog (?) hair; Short sealskin laces attached near heels of sole. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 45.5, Width = 11.1, Length = 27.2 |