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Leather moccasins with netted beadwork made by John Ross's wife / Unknown

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Semi-tanned skin moccasins with red (likely silk weft/cotton warp) fabric applied over ankle flaps, as a psuedo tongue and as a partial liner inside the shoe .White and blue netted beadwork covers the red silk on exterior of shoe.

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Title(s): 
Leather moccasins with netted beadwork made by John Ross's wife
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
early 19th century - mid 19th century
Materials/Techniques: 
Semi-tanned skin, fabric likely made of silk weft and cotton warp, glass, dye, cotton thread.
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.3453a-b
Previous Number(s): 
TL2012.19a-b; TL2012.19a,b; 84.3453a,b
Department: 
Anthropology
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