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Start Over Object class Shoes (footwear) Collection place Bethel Census Area, Alaska Culture or time period Kuskowagmiut Eskimo
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-15113a,b, described as Calf-height boots, depilated sealskin soles, leopard seal uppers of unusual two-piece pattern. Loops for ankle straps but no straps. Cotton drawstring with fossil ivory beads. Draw-string tube of knitted textile. Seams decorated with red and blue yarns. sewn with cotton thread.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-15115a,b, described as Infants boots, depilated sealskin soles, fur-out sealskin uppers trimmed with colored yarn, white reindeer hair in seams, fur and textile ribbon trim around boot-top. Cotton print hanging straps. Sewn with sinew and cotton thread. Unused.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-15114a,b, described as Ankle-height boots, depilated sealskin soles, sealskin uppers patterned as in 2-15113. Fringe of wolverine (?) fur. Drawstring tube of maroon velvet with twine drawstring. Decoration of grey and red yarn, green cotton thread and caribou hair (white). Sewn with cotton thread.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-15117a,b, described as Fur socks, sealskin, fur-in with beadwork trim on instep and fur trim around ankle. Rawhide hanging strap. Sewn with textile thread. Made with young seal, fur (perhaps mink?), beads, textile thread, and rawhide.

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