Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped triangle checked with the same colours under the tongue. The small rounded tongue and folded down ankle flap have narrow scalloped beaded border of white with blue, black and red beads in each scallop. The ankle flap has four sets of double diamond shapes outlined in white and filled in with the same colours as on the toe. Very thin short buckskin ties heavily beaded at the ends with double tassels wrapped with bands of green, red, black light blue and white beads. Have been used.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
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