Moccasin

NA7744B

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA7744B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Apache
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Leather | Glass
Description

One of a pair of beaded, leather moccasins. An ankle thong wraps around the entire moccasin and ties at the front. Stiff leather sole, pointed at the front. The upper is sparsely decorated with lines of glass beads. A ring of black and yellow beads encircles the entire shoe just above the sole. A line of black and red beads runs up the outside of the ankle. The collar has a line of black, white, and red beads encircling it. The heel has a line of blue and white beads from sole to collar. A sort of tongue down the front also has blue and white beadwork around the border.

Length 24 cm
Width 9 cm
Other Number G525 - Collector Number

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