Mocassins

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Moccasins; ké (TK); buckskin, sinew, pigment, silver; l. 26 cm., w. 10 cm., h. 11 cm; ca. 1880.
Making footwear was regarded as a craft of Navajo men. The soles of moccasins and boots were traditionally made of several layers of thick deerskin or badger skin, taken from the neck of the animals. Later rawhide became more common, while buckskin was always used for the upper parts. After cuttin…