Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0052 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated ag…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated again on the outside of the moccasin. A narrow band of orange beads follows the seam along the outside of the sole and up the heel. Small buckskin ankle flap has been added, with long rounded tongue and short buckskin ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0052 a,b
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