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High top moccasins with beaded geometric designs and metal tacks / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Boots with hard soles and leggings, multi-colored beading, two rows of brass studs or clinkers, and no fringe.

Curatorial Remarks

Metal tacks became a substitute for German silver buttons. The Kiowa and Comanches often used German silver buttons.

Tags: beaded geometric designs, high top moccasins
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use or ceremonial events, public events, dance events

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

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Title(s): 
High top moccasins with beaded geometric designs and metal tacks
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, metal
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
High Top Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.442a-b
Previous Number(s): 
8427.442 a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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