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Catalog Number

CAS 0376-0004A,B   CAS 0376-0004A,B; Moccasins
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Moccasins
Culture Lakota Sioux
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 N/A
Materials Leather; Tanned hide; Glass beads; Sinew
Description Small child's moccasin constructed of leather sole attached with sinew to upper of single piece of tanned hide; Scalloped tongue is separate; Hide lace attached and woven through top row of beading; Vamp and rear are beaded in lazy stitch blue checkerboard; Background is undecorated hide; Border and top of vamp are beaded in white with green and black stepped triangles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Width = 5.2, Length = 10.9