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THE THOMPSON INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 2, 1900
Pair of beaded moccasins. Hide shoes are heavily beaded on toe and around ankle with red and blue flowers and green leaves, on a white stem. Mouth of each shoe is lined with grey fur (rabbit?). Base is sewn on and heavily worn.
Miniature beaded moccasins. Made of hide with wide beaded flaps. The beading is mirrored on the two shoes. Along one flap, there is a light blue with repeating white and red diamond designs. On the opposite flaps there is a dark blue with repeating yellow rectangle designs. Dark blue strip of beading down the front of the shoes with triangles of red and yellow, and two rows of beads down the back of blue, repeating with white, green and yellow.
Pair of beaded, over-ankle moccasins. Each has a high top, reaching mid-calf, with a leather thong tipped with fur pompoms threaded through the mouth for tightening. A wide panel of dark brown fur circles the boot just above the ankle. Calf and top of toe are decorated with glass and plastic beads in blue and red flower patterns, with white vines and green leaves. Toe is edged in a line of pink and black beads. Ankle can be tightened with a strip of hide. Interior leg of boots is lined with dark purple fabric.
Pair of moccasins. Moose leather shoe has a high ankle that can be folded over, and long ties. Cuff is scalloped along edges. Toe is pointed, with toe panel covered in black felt and edged in alternating stripes of light pink and blue created by layering zigzag ribbons. Interior is unlined.
Pair of beaded moccasins. Shoes are made of hide with a wide ankle flap and ties at front. Upper is fully beaded with a blue panel on the toe housing squares of red and metallic beads, and a blue strip around the back of the heel. Around base of shoe is a strip of white beading with triangles in red, yellow and dark blue. Soles are hardened and worn.