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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0623A,B   CAS 0370-0623A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Arapaho or Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Hard sole attached to upper of single piece of tanned hide with sinew; Trapezoidal tongue part of upper; Hide laces attached at ankle; Beaded in lazy stitch over entire upper except for tongue and thin bands at seam and ankle; Design, on white background, consists of stacked green triangles with red centers around border and alternating green and red isosceles triangles on vamp.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Width = 10.3, Length = 25.5