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Child’s beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs / Unknown

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Child’s beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs.

In the Northeastern tribes, men and women would wear moccasins or boots made from animals’ hocks, or hind legs. The footwear was sometimes decorated with quillwork or embroidery. Floral and nature-inspired patterns were the most frequently used (Paterek 1994, 42-43).

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Title(s): 
Child’s beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Tonkawa
Date: 
late 19th century - early 20th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Northeast, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, cotton
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.321a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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