moccasin

moccasin

moccasin

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Introduction

Suede moccasin with centre seam and quillwork. Ankle flap features metal tubes with hair beneath quillwork patterns. Haudenosaunee, pre-1812. Possibly from the region around Lake Erie.

Name of Maker(s): Anonymous Haudenosaunee artist
Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

GRASAC RA Autumn Epple believes these are Haudenosaunee in origin based on style and materials.

Date Made or Date Range: 18 C to Early 19 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Peabody Museum catalogue record, GRASAC RA Autumn Epple

Materials

Suede, metal, quills, hair (either moose or horse), cotton cloth.

Dimensions: 27 × 10.4 × 7.1 cm
Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

PMAE catalogue record. GRASAC RA Autumn Epple believes based on the materials and style of the moccasin (specifically the cloth used inside) that they date from anywhere between 1750 to 1811.

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 90-17-10/49325
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1890
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Gift of the American Antiquarian Society.
Previous Collectors: Dr. Usher Parsons
GKS Reference Number: 58923
How to Cite this Item

Image © President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 90-17-10/49325

Record Creation Context

Record created by Autumn Epple GRASAC RA June 3 2021

Approximate Place of Origin

45.6426, -85.036

Source of Information about Places

Haudenosaunee territory during the age of this moccasin was in North-eastern North America primarily. GRASAC RA Autumn Epple believes these are Haudenosaunee in origin based on style and materials.

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