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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0621A,B   CAS 0370-0621A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Sioux, Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Leather; Tanned hide; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Hard sole attached to single piece upper of tanned hide with sinew; Square tongue is separate; Split back cuff; Hide lace crossed over tongue at ankle; Cuff and tongue and edge beaded in blue and white; Vamp is beaded with a feather fan motif; Ankle and border and beaded in lazy stitch in white with multicolored bordered right triangles; Beaded row at heel.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Width = 9.5, Length = 25.0