Tribal identification of an object is not always straight forward and can occasionally be difficult, if not impossible. It was not uncommon for artists to learn and apply techniques and applications from craftspeople outside their own tribe. Occasionally inter-tribal marriage would bring about unique blending of style and design.
Moccasins
Unknown
Northern Plains, Blackfoot
circa 1885
Leather, rawhide, trade cloth, glass beads
1983.06.55a,b
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