moccasins

moccasins

moccasins

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Introduction

Moccasins, Haudenosaunee.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Haudenosaunee

Materials

Smoked deer hide, red cotton tape edging, dark brown velvet cuff and vamp, white seed bead edging along bottom of cuff and vamp, seed beads in light blue, transluscent green, pink, lavender, white, lined with cotton

Motifs and Patterns

Vamp: motif looks like feathers Cuff: 2 floral designs at either end of cuff connected by leafy stems

Dimensions: 27 × 0 × 8 cm
Condition: Fair, beading loose
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1929,1216.18.a-b
GKS Reference Number: 25609
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, Am1929,1216.18.a-b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25609.

Approximate Place of Origin

44.736, -88.788