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Beaded leather moccasins with red and blue geometric designs on the vamp / Unknown

Essay/Description

Leather moccasins with hard sole. There is a yellow pigment over the entirety of the moccasins and a beaded strip of white, blue, and red designs.

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: beadworkmoccasins
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: possibly domestic use or ceremonial

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded leather moccasins with red and blue geometric designs on the vamp
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne; Southern
Date: 
circa 1890 - 1900
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, cotton
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.334a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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