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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-71322a,b, described as Made of buckskin, foot made of one piece of with seam over toe, insert at back of heel, separated cuffs and tie around upper edge, padded U-shaped tongue with multi-colored floral design beadwork outlined with narrow green and red cord.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-56540a,b, described as Moccasins with cotton cloth tops; deerskin bottoms, white cotton cloth boot-like tops with commercial trim included, rickrack within stripes, blue and green yarn ties; length 24 cm each, height 34 cm each. Worn by women in warm weather; use of design is done in traditional manner i.e. borders, rickrack. Native name and meaning: "Misschin; miss, big; sschin, thing that you hold gets tired.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-59593a,b, described as A pair of Moccasins, with varicolored floral beadwork, made with ‘seed’ beads, on the instep and back half and thin leather soles sewn on the undersides.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-20147a,b, described as Moccasins. Beaded blue white and red stripes. Leather has red dye.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-20148a,b, described as Moccasins, pair; length circa 28 cm. Beaded in blue, yellow, and red.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-19526, described as Caribou skin shirt, floral design in silk embroidery. Fringed. “See file card for non-Northern Athabascan traits by J. Brandford, Nov. 1967”. Leather and embroidery faded on front of coat.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-13015, described as Shirt, buckskin, delicate floral beadwork on collar, cuffs and pocket, silk ribbon placket edging; beige plainweave cotton pocket and placket lining; pearl buttons; hand pinked edges; shirt style open below collar with 3 floral sprays on flap. 19th century. Sinew strung, thread-couched very tiny seed and cut beads (sinew strung Cree material is rear); handsewn seams.
Hearst Museum object titled Slipper, accession number 2-56544b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Slipper, accession number 2-56544a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Sock, accession number 2-56545a, no description available.

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