Corn husk shoes, pair. Slipper style, with separate sole, made from corn husks which are braided, then coiled and coils stitched together with cotton thread. Innersole of heavy cardboard; upper shoe lined with beige cotton cloth. Fragments of pink wool around opening edge.;;
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Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-I-1041 a,b
Collection Narratives and Histories
1915/07/01 - 1915/09/30, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (Waugh) Pair of corn husk shoes made by Mrs. David JAck. Said to be old style. Seem to show considerable European influence.
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