Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0625A,B | |
| 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 | |