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Object Number
45-25-10/28685
Display Title
One pair shoes (mocassins)
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of deerskin ceremonial moccasins worn in Snake Dance. One pair of deerskin moccasins painted red with four metal (silver?) buttons on each shoe.
Inventory Description
Pair of moccasins, red pigmented, hide sole, wraparound cuff, metal buttons
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 24.9 x 9.5 x 11.4 cm (9 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1 pair
Label on object
45-25-10/28685 & 3533
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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