Laars
(Western?) Apache moccasin; k(h)Ć© (TK); buckskin, rawhide, sinew; h. 84 cm., l. (of sole) 28 cm., w. (of sole) 18 cm.; ca. 1880. This is the most basic version of the classic thigh-high, hard-soled moccasin (or "boot") worn by Chiricahua and Western Apache men and women (cf. Hatt 1916:198-200). The upper is buckskin stitched with sinew; there is a buckskin tie at the ankle. Ten Kate noted this was ...