Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0440A,B | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mukluks | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Reindeer hide; Sinew; Cotton thread; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Pair of adult mid-calf length mukluks with single-piece sealskin sole crimped at toes and heel; Pieced uppers are of reindeer hide (hair left on, hair side out), and both bleached and dyed sealskin (hair removed); Band of red dyed sealskin frames lower part of upper and leg opening, both decorated in slit embroidery; Remainder of upper is white and brown reindeer hide; Bleached sealskin band frames leg opening; Sealskin laces sewn to soles near heel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.7, Width = 10.6, Length = 27.6 | |