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A moccasin is an out door slipper, made of moose skin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole (made with leather that has not been "worked") and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp (additional panel of leather). The sole is soft and flexible and the upper part often is adorned with embroidery or beading. Though sometimes worn inside, it is chiefly intended for outdoor use, as in exploring wildernesses and running. Historically, it is the footwear of many indigenous peoples of North America; moreover, hunters, traders, and European settlers wore them. Etymologically, the ''moccasin'' derives from the Algonquian language Powhatan word ''makasin'' (cognate to Massachusett ''mohkisson'' / ''mokussin'', Ojibwa ''makizin'', Mi'kmaq ''mksɨn''),〔(moccasin: definition, usage and pronunciation - YourDictionary.com )〕〔(Online Etymology Dictionary )〕 and from the Proto-Algonquian word *''maxkeseni'' (shoe).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Moccasin - Define Moccasin at Dictionary.com )〕 == Design == File:Hopi Pueblo (Native American). Dancing Shoes, late 19th century.jpg|Hopi Pueblo (Native American). ''Dancing Shoes'', late 19th century. Brooklyn Museum File:Beadedmoccasins.jpg|Beaded moccasins original to the estate of Chief Washakie, Wind River Reservation (Shoshone), Wyoming, c.1900 File:Crow beaded moccasins from around 1940.JPG|Crow moccasins, ca. 1940 File:Mocasines cheyennes.JPG|Cheyenne moccasins File:WLA brooklynmuseum Kiowa moccasins.jpg|Kiowa moccasins File:Shearers moccasins.JPG|Shearers' moccasins on a wool rolling table. In the 1800s, moccasins usually were part of a Canadian regalia, e.g. a powwow suit of clothes. The most common style is that of the Plains Indians moccasin. Moccasins protect the foot while allowing the wearer to feel the ground. The Plains Indians wore hard-sole moccasins, given that their territorial geography featured rock and cacti. The eastern Indian tribes wore soft-sole moccasins, for walking in leaf-covered forest ground. Moccasins are usually all brown, the same color. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moccasin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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