Moccasins

362-142Tigua moccasins; hide, sinew, dye; l. 25 cm., h. 10 cm.; ca. 1880.‖ In the Southwest, hide moccasins replaced prehistoric fiber sandals. The sole of this pair is of rawhide, while the upper consists of soft buckskin, dyed a reddish-brown for which mountain mahogany was used. The upper consists of three pieces, including the separate cuff, and all parts are stitched together with sinew. Whil…