moccasins

moccasins

moccasins

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Introduction

Tanned hide wrap-around moccasins with finely embroidered thistles and leaves, as well as blue wool with geometric designs. Cree or Métis.

Nation of Maker: Cree Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree) Maskêkowiyiniwak (Swampy Cree) Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree) Omushkego (Winisk-Swampy Cree) Métis
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British Museum Catalog Card.

Place of Origin: Ontario or Manitoba, CAN
Date Made or Date Range: Mid 19 C to Early 20 C
Materials

Made of hide, silk embroidery thread; red, green, white.

Techniques or Format

Pair of fine skin moccasins, the heel with an upside down 'T' seam, the toes each with seams up the front and along the edge at the point, of roughly anchor shape, with slight puckering round the vamp, the join between moccasin and vamp edged in in a rope of embroidery thread in green and brown, the vamps finely embroidered with three thistles and two leaves. The moccasins are wrap-around, the broad ankle flaps cut at the front with zig-zag edge, and with cuffs between the moccasin and ankle flaps of red and blue wool cloth cut with geometric designs. Ties are of the same pale skin. Sewing thread is probably all of cotton.

Motifs and Patterns

Asymmetrical design.

Dimensions: 24 × 9 × 0 cm
Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

British Museum Online Record.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1936 1020.33
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1936
Collection Narratives and Histories

Mrs. Frances Kitson

GKS Reference Number: 25315
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Cree/Métis artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, 1936 1020.33. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25315.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.

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