moccasins, miniature

moccasins, miniature

moccasins, miniature

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Introduction

A pair of baby moccasins probably made for sale in the late nineteenth century by a Haudenosaunee/Hodenosaunee beadwork artist. Lent to the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by Miss S.A. Griffith in 1986.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Date Made or Date Range: 1850 to 1900
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation and the GRASAC research team

Materials

commercially tanned hide; navy or black cotton cloth; wool tape, coarsely woven cotton cloth lining; cotton thread; glass beads, opaque white and blue, and translucent grey and red.

Techniques or Format

Each moccasin is made of commercially tanned hide with cotton cloth vamps decorated with beadwork, and cloth cuffs.

Motifs and Patterns

Beadwork on the vamps appears to be stylized leaf motifs.

Dimensions: 11 × 7 × 0 cm
Condition: Poor. The leather is disintegrating.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

This attribution is based upon style. This type of moccasin was made for sale during the Victorian tourist trade.

Current Location: Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: D 1986.2.1-2
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1986
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Miss S.A. Griffith
Collection Narratives and Histories

Lent to the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1986 by Miss S.A. Griffith.

GKS Reference Number: 26130
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee artist, moccasins, miniature. Currently in the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, D 1986.2.1-2. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip May 2009; GRASAC item id 26130.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a GRASAC research trip to Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 4-9 2009.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Participants: Trudy Nicks, Laura Peers, Alison Brown, Sherry Farrell-Racette, Rachel Hand, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, and Amber Berson.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

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