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moccasin vamps
moccasin vamps
moccasin vamps
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Introduction
A pair of U-shaped vamps decorated with (raised) beadwork. Bequest of Balduin Möllhausen; attributed to the Anishinaabe.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
attributed to the Anishinaabe
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
catalogue card and additional informations by N.Stolle
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Materials
black velvet (faded to brown), paper, red-floral calico, cotton yarn, seed beads (honey yellow, white, pink, red-white inside, translucent yellow, -mother-of-pearl, powder blue, light blue), brass sequins
Techniques or Format
pair of U-shaped vamps decorated with (raised) beadwork
Motifs and Patterns
floral pattern
Condition:
good: velvet faded to brown, sequins oxidized
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-7202 a, b
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1108
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.