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Beaded high top moccasins with silver buttons / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Beaded hightop moccasins with silver buttons.

Curatorial Remarks

The silver buttons serve as a form of decoration.

Tags: silver buttons, beaded high top moccasins, leather ties, beadwork, beaded medallion, blue glass beads, red glass beads, white glass beads
People: Kiowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: possibly domestic use or ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded high top moccasins with silver buttons
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
circa 1920
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Moccasins
Accession No: 
84.446a-b
Previous Number(s): 
8427.446 a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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