Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0378A,B | |
| 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; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Pair of adult high-topped mukluks with one piece sole crimped at toes and heel; Piece upper is of reindeer hide (hair left on, hair side out) and both bleached and dyed sealskin; Band of dyed (brown) sealskin forms bottom edge of upper with bulk of upper made of white-haired deer hide; Band of dyed (red) sealskin (decorated in appliqué and slit embroidery) and band of bleached sealskin frame leg opening; Laces sewn to sole near heel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.6, Width = 10.5, Length = 25.7 | |