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Moccasin

Object Number:45-15-454B
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Caddo
Provenience: United States of America
Culture Area: Southeast Culture Area
Great Plains Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Buckskin
Glass
Silk
Technique:Smoked
Beaded
Height: 7 cm
Length: 26.5 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

Description

Smoke-tanned buckskin, sole and upper in one piece, straight heel-seam puckered and straight instep seam. Instep covered by solidly beaded field concentric white, pink, navy, light blue and red, sewed-on buckskin ankle flap faced with silk, peacock blue and red, with design in pink beads.

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