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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-6683a, described as Long skin boots with leather uppers. White leather uppers, trimmed along the sides with black and red yarn tufts inserted into seams; narrow band of contrasting sealskin around top edge with red & black tufts inserted into seams; brown commercial leather used for the vamps & hard walrus
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-6696b, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-54a, described as Knee-length boot. Depilated sealskin soles. bleached leather decorated band between sole and uppers. Uppers of brown caribou with golden seal panels on sides. Extensive checkwork decoration around boot top, geometric patterns of white, brown clipped caribou, bands of golden seal, and red yarn. Fringe and tassels of wolverine. Red textile drawstring tube, white drawstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-62a, described as Boot with depilated sealskin sole, sealskin upper. Single decorative panel across ankle with bead, red leather, clipped caribou and ground squirrel trimming. Multicolored bead work on toe. Seams decorated with colored yarn. Boot-top with fabric drawstring tube and braided drawstring. Tanned leather ankle straps.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-56a, described as Knee-length boot. Depilitated seal skin soles, caribou uppers. Extensive decoration: bands of bleached leather between sole and uppers, bleached leather ankle-straps, wolf skin fringe and tassels below boot-top. Extensive geometric checkwork decorations with brown and white caribou, bleached leather, red yarn. Colored drawstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-6683b, described as Long skin boots with leather uppers. White leather uppers, trimmed along the sides with black and red yarn tufts inserted into seams; narrow band of contrasting sealskin around top edge with red & black tufts inserted into seams; brown commercial leather used for the vamps & hard walrus
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-71402b, described as Bleached leather boot, depilated sealskin sole crimped at toe and heel, trimmed with lavender cotton thread stitching around edge of vamp, geometric design on front ankle area in green and red cotton thread, green rick-rack and narrow brown leather trim around top, cotton felt inner foot pad. Hand sewn.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-6893a, described as Long fish skin boot ornamented with red skin.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-6543b, described as Boot, fishskin; long leg sewn in strips and trimmed with strip of contrasting skin and stitching; leather sole; damage and loss on front below knee; some repairs.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boot (footwear), accession number 2-53a, described as Thigh-length boot. Depilated sealskin soles with attached ankle straps. Toe-seam decorated with red felt. Instep and ankle of caribou, remainder of uppers either dog or wolf fur. Boot top with heavy leather ties and blue felt decoration. Sewn with cotton thread.

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