Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0399A,B | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Moccasins | |
| 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; Sinew | |
| Description | Pair of child's moccasins / low mukluks with single-piece sealskin sole (hair removed but hair side out) creased at toes and heel; One piece upper is sewn up back of heel and decorated across toe area with two small rectangular appliqué patches of sealskin flanking short vertical lacing, all done in slit embroidery technique, using both bleached and unbleached sealskin; Short ruff of coarse white seal fur is sewn around foot opening. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 5.5, Width = 6.4, Length = 13.4 | |