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moccasins
moccasins
moccasins
This is a pair of moccasins probably made by the Huron-Wendat of Lorette as part of the trade in souvenir arts in the early nineteenth century.
The Huron-Wendat produced souvenir arts of this kind in the nineteenth century.
GRASAC team.
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Hide, tanned deer; moosehair; silk, blue; hide thong; linen thread, dark brown.
The moccasins are made of tanned deer hide. They have insert vamps with high tongues (smoked or dyed brown), t-heel seam construction and four holes for lacing up the thong. They are decorated with moose hair embroidery and have blue silk edging around stand up cuffs.
The vamp and cuff are embroidered with moosehair;
3/4 panel of body on top of moccasin is elaborated with floral motifs;
The cuff motifs are 8 point stars, 6 on each side;
colours are symetrical red, blue, white, pale yellow, green; 3/4 panel of body motif is 8, 2 lobe flowers
This attribution was made by the GRASAC team, based on stylistic characteristics.
Provenance
These moccasins were collected by Capt Harding, acquired by Augustus Wollaston Franks, and donated to the BM as part of the Christy Collection. The acquisition year is given as 1893.
About This GRASAC Record
Unknown Huron-Wendat artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, Am,+.6982.a-b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26031.
This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, Dec.8-22, 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunity fund of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).