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Beaded leather moccasins with metal cone tinklers and geometric designs
Unidentified
Beaded leather moccasins with metal cone tinklers and geometric designs
Unidentified
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Beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs, fringe, and a commercial leather sole / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Kiowa-style beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs. Commercial sole, Indian tanned uppers, white bands of beadwork, and split fringe on toe and heel. Double bands on toe have matching patterns. Sinew sewn.

Curatorial Remarks

Most public events involve some types of dancing.

Tags: beaded
People: Kiowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma,
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial, public events, dances

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 geometric designs, fringe, and a commercial leather sole
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
circa 1940
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Southern Plains, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
leather, glass, sinew
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.316a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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