Beaded boot

Maker Unknown, Native American (USA)

DateEarly 20th C

MediumGlass beads, cloth, brown paper pattern, sawdust

Dimensions5 1/2” H x 4 1/2” W

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNA2011.32.HOW

DescriptionTan fabric boot with birds and vegetation. All edging beads and the hanger are clear. Birds and looped drops are a combination of clear, white and colored beads. Vegetation is white and colored beads.

ClassificationsCostume / Clothing

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