Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0441A,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 string | |
| Description | Pair of child's high-topped mukluks with single piece sole creased on toes and heels; Boot and upper portion of mukluks made from triangular piece of de-haired sealskin covering front of foot and larger piece forming heel and extending above ankle and sewn up the front; Leg opening framed by bleached sealskin band, decorated with red and blue embroidery and fitted with cotton string drawstring; Bleached skin laces attached at sides of sole. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.7, Width = 7.2, Length = 15.6 | |