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Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art - Perfect
Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World - Tradition
and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
- Paths Across The Plains
- Appeasing the Spirits
- Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
- Paduka
- Japanese Footgear
- Whats their line?
- Heights of Fashion
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Ornamental designs are based on elements of their beliefs and symbols of their culture
Multi-coloured rainbow (scallops), cloud (semi-circles), creator and bird images were painted with sticks on these boots.
Native tanned deerskin upper, rawhide sole, sinew, pigments
Western Apache, circa 1880-1889
P85.119
Native tanned deerskin upper, rawhide sole, sinew, pigments
Western Apache, circa 1880-1889
P85.119
Apache
Ornamentation
Ornamental designs are based on elements of their beliefs and symbols of their culture:Beaded ornamentation was probably learned from the Plains tribes with which the Apache came into frequent contact.
