Moccasin

NA3483A

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3483A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Apache
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Skin
Description

One of a pair of tall, moccasins boots. An ankle thong is wrapped around the boot and ties at the front. Stiff, leather sole that curls up at the front. Just above the sole, the upper is dyed with thin red and blue lines. The tip has a semicircle going across the toes in red and blue. The top of the boot is curled down over itself forming a long collar. A thick, band of blue is dyed close to the lower edge of the collar. A seam runs up the entire length of the boot on one side.

Height 25 cm
Length 102.7 cm
Width 10.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Patrick Henry Ray, 1915
Other Number G117 - Other Number | 4 - Other Number

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