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Woman's moccasins with fully beaded uppers and geometric designs / Unknown

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An example of clothing that was worn in certain situations where you wanted to assert your ethnic identity.

Tags: beaded
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial, public events

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Woman's moccasins with fully beaded uppers and geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne, Southern
Date: 
late 19th century - early 20th century
Place: 
United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
semi-tanned hide, rawhide, pigment, glass, sinew, cotton
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.280a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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