Moccasins
The soft shoe of deerskin, sewn by hand and worn by Native peoples of North America.
The moccasin is a shoe of soft hide shaped round the foot and sewn together with sinew or thread. Different peoples have different patterns and seams, and one can often see which people a shoe comes from.
The word comes from Algonquian languages. The shoe has become a model for modern loafers and moccasins.
Materials: Deer or elk hide, sinew, beads and porcupine quills
Manufacture: Sewn by hand from one or several pieces of hide, decorated with beads or quills.
The soft sole that is part of the upper.
The beadwork across the foot.
The seam along the toe or down the centre of the foot.