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Beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs and split tongue with metal cone tassels
Native American; Sioux
Beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs and split tongue with metal cone tassels
Native American; Sioux
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Beaded leather high top moccasins with green paint and metal studs / Unknown

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Essay/Description

Beaded leather boot leggings. Hard soles, multicolored beading. White twisted buckskin fringe. White and green Peko edging. Single row of brass studs.

Curatorial Remarks

Southern Plains tribes would attach the uppers to the sole.

Tags: yellow stain, deer hide, metal brads, beaded designs, multi-colored beads, outline bead work, simple design, uppers
People: Kiowa, Southern Plains tribes
Places: Southern Plains, 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): 
Beaded leather high top moccasins with green paint and metal studs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
early 20th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Oklahoma, Southern Plains, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, brass, pigment
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.440a-b
Previous Number(s): 
84.440
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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