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Woman's beaded leather moccasins / Unknown

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Women's beaded leather moccasins. The vamp of shoe features a round camp circle design. Bands of beadwork around perimeter, cuff, and across the instep. Cuff has a split "V" design. Beadwork done with lazy stitch and spot stitch.

Curatorial Remarks

The circular rosette design on the vamp is indicative of a woman's moccasin. The hard soles of the moccasins have some wear with a lite foot impression.

Tags: hard sole, leather ties, woman's moccasins, white beads, red beads, dark blue beads
People: Cheyenne
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Woman's beaded leather moccasins
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
late 19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, sinew
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.393a-b
Previous Number(s): 
8427.393a-b; 8427.393 a-b; 8427.393 a,b; 8437.393 a,b; 84.393
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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