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Object Number
986-38-10/60058
Display Title
Moccasins. Ankle-height shoe that ties in the back.
Descriptions
Object Description
Moccasins. Ankle-height shoe that ties in the back. Dyed exterior leather and undyed interior hide attached to a white untreated leather sole-shaped like a boat. Mde in Old Oraibi by Henry Masayumptiwa in the 1950's for the Misha Titiev collection.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, red dyed upper, incised, stiff white sole, ankle high, laced
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950s
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Old Oraibi
Materials
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 28.5 x 9 cm (7 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
986-38-10/60058
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Mischa Titiev
(1950s)
Donor
Prof. Mischa Titiev
(1986)
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