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Catalog Number

CAS 0141-0011A,B   CAS 0141-0011A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Cheyenne, possibly
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hide; Tanned leather; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Hard sole attached to upper of single piece of tanned hide with sinew; Triangular tongue is part of upper; Hide lace threaded around ankle; Split back cuff; Beaded on sinew in lazy stitch on vamp and border; Two triangular shaped on either side of vamp (buffalo tracks) loosely beaded in blue; Remainder of design is beaded in white with blue and yellow diamonds abutted by red triangles; Beaded row up back of ankle and across instep.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Width = 8.8, Length = 25.5