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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0625A,B   CAS 0370-0625A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Arapaho, probably, 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; Thread
Description Hide sole attached with sinew to upper constructed of single piece of tanned hide; Forked tongue is separate and stitched with sinew; Leather lace threaded around ankle; Split back cuff; Upper is fully beaded in lazy stitch except for ankle, cuff, tongue and a narrow band at border; Geometric pattern includes symmetrical arrangement of triangles and parallelograms on vamp and alternating arrangements of stacked crosses and parallelograms around border; Background is dark blue; Narrow band of light blue at border; Triangle pattern stitched at back.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.5, Width = 10.2, Length = 27.1