Materials

Tanned deerskin, porcupine quills, glass beads, silk ribbon

Techniques or Format

Moccasin made from one piece of deer hide, with single central seam at the top and single seam at the heel, and fold-over cuffs. One band of plaited quillwork covers the seam on the moccasin top, and single line stitch quillwork surrounds the top in wavy lines and diamond shapes. Bottom and side edges of the cuffs are bound with silk ribbon and edged with beads - the front edges are bound with yellow silk ribbon, the bottom edge with red silk ribbon, and the back edge of one cuff is bound with green silk ribbon, while the is bound with blue silk ribbon. Cuff panels are decorated with band of plaited quillwork and quillwork applied in single line stitch in diamond motifs and curvilinear designs.

Other Notes

Other shoe is missing

Dimensions: 22.2 × 11.5 × 7.3 cm

Condition: quills and beads missing in some spots; silk tape is badly deteriorated.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog record

Current Location: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 60-4546

Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1928

Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Rudolf Haffenreffer purchased in 1928 (no other information given).

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1928

Previous Collectors: Rudolf F. Haffenreffer

Collection Narratives and Histories

Maker and origin unknown. Purchased by Rudolf Haffenreffer in 1928.

GKS Reference Number: 45165

Record Creation Context

Visit to Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University (Bristol, RI) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Robert Preucel and Kevin Smith on 13 August 2015.