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Beaded leather moccasins with blue, white, and red geometric designs / Unidentified

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Leather moccasins with beaded uppers in geometric designs.

Curatorial Remarks

These moccasins may have been worn during powwows.

Tags: moccasins, beaded
People: Probably Sioux or Northern Plains
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use, formal attire

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Beaded leather moccasins with blue, white, and red geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne or Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux)
Date: 
late 19th century–early 20th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, cotton
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.385a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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