Pair of Beaded Moccasins
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: US Central Plains (NE, KS, IA, MO)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: early 20th century
label: Notes
content: Two small leather moccasins from the Central Plains of North America, made from recycled leather. The moccasins are decorated with white, green, dark blue, light blue, and red glass beads arranged in geometric patterns, mostly triangles and diamonds. The hide is heavily worn where it is exposed, with several puncture marks near the heel of the left shoe, one in the heel of the right shoe, and scarring across the entire sole. However, the beads remain intact and entirely cover the upper part of each shoe. Painting on the interior of the shoes shows that they were made from reused materials, the outside of which became the inside of the shoe. Thin wires have been inserted into both moccasins with the ends protruding near the laces and are positioned pointing down past the sole of the shoe.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 27 Dec 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Central Plains, North America, United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
culture: label: Culture
content: Native American
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400110-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Leather, Glass, Metal