Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1970 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0034 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft white buckskin moccasins with wide scalloped flap sewn down to moccasin body, and lightly beaded wide round tongue attached separately. Tongue beaded at centre with red cross on orange cross shaped field outlined in blue. Tongue edged with orange bead trim accented with blue. Scallop…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1970 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 12.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft white buckskin moccasins with wide scalloped flap sewn down to moccasin body, and lightly beaded wide round tongue attached separately. Tongue beaded at centre with red cross on orange cross shaped field outlined in blue. Tongue edged with orange bead trim accented with blue. Scalloped edge of flap at ankle edged with blue accented with red, short buckskin thong ties through slits at ends of ankle flap and through tongue in bow above beaded motif. Short two eared fringe tab at each corner of heel. Moccasin body cut from one piece of buckskin to fit shape of foot.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0034 a,b
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