A pair of moccasins, one piece construction with centre vamp seam and quill decoration on cuffs, centre seam and heal seam, probably Anishinaabe late 18th or early 19th century
Date Made or Date Range:
late 18th - early 19th century
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Materials
unsmoked deerskin, orange, black and white porcupine quills, tinned iron cones with red dyed deer hair
Techniques or Format
centre seam construction with zigzag band quillwork and opposed hook motifs on vamp, two wide bands of zigzag band quillwork on each cuff, zizzag band quillwork on heel seam
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
AE: 1880.1916
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1880
Collection Narratives and Histories
Royal Dublin Society
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GKS Reference Number:
26919
Record Creation Context
GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Irland, July 23, 2010. Participants: Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, Rachel Head, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby
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