Hard soled beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs on the vamp, cuff, and in a circular pattern near the tongue / Unknown

Essay/Description

Partially beaded yellow pigment over hide. Integrated ear flaps - color reversal between flaps. Copper cones, blue pigment in toe field rosettes on tongues. Alternate patterns on toe. Heal fringe unique.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Hard soled beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs on the vamp, cuff, and in a circular pattern near the tongue

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Apache, Comanche, or Kiowa (artist and user)

Date:

circa 1900

Materials/Techniques:

hide, glass, metal, pigment, cotton

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Clothing and Garments

Object Type:

Moccasins

Accession No:

84.338a-b

Previous Number(s):

8427.338 a-b; 26288; 28185; 8427.338; 84.338

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Other (Including Fringe Extended):

Length: 19in. (48.3cm)
Width: 4 3/8in. (11.1cm)
Depth: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)

Other (Largest Representative Moccasin Size):

Width: 4 5/8in. (11.7cm)
Length: 11 1/8in. (28.3cm)
Depth: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Hard soled beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs on the vamp, cuff, and in a circular pattern near the tongue. 84.338a-b. circa 1900. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84338a-b (05/31/2019).

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