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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0440A,B   CAS 0005-0440A,B; Mukluks
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