Beaded leather high top moccasins with fringe around the cuff / Unknown

Essay/Description

Beaded leather boot leggings with fringe around the cuff.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Beaded leather high top moccasins with fringe around the cuff

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Kiowa

Date:

early 20th century

Period:

Historic

Place:

Oklahoma, United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

hide, glass, metal, pigment

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Moccasins

Accession No:

84.439a-b

Previous Number(s):

84.439

Department:

Anthropology

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Dimensions

Overall:

Width: 10in. (25.4cm)
Length: 22in. (55.9cm)

Some Plains Indian women wore boots, which were essentially moccasins combined with leggings. They decorated the boots with quill or bead work, painted designs, or even silver medallions (“conchas”) from the Southwest (Paterek 1994).

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Unknown. Beaded leather high top moccasins with fringe around the cuff. 84.439a-b. . early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84439a-b (10/08/2019).

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