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Moccasin, single
Moccasin, single
Moccasin, single
This relative, a single moccasin, is unusual because of its combination of a row of tightly packed small tin cones with hair in blue and red, beaded vamp and quill wrapped splints. The moccasin is composed of deerskin, porcupine quills, small tin cones, birchbark splints, dyed deer hair, glass beads, blue stroud, and blue cotton tape. The inset vamp includes beaded, stylized floral designs, and separate cuffs made of stroud are appliqued with two rows of quill wrapped birch bark splints. Although the origins of the moccasin are not certain, it has probable connections to the Huron-Wendat and is believed to have been made in the first half of the nineteenth century.
This relative currently resides at the National Museum of Ireland.
GRASAC research notes.
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deerskin, porcupine quills, glass beads, small tin cones, birchbark splints,porcupine quills, dyed deer hair, coarse blue stroud, glass beads, blue cotton tape
inset vamp with beaded designs,separate cuffs made of stroud appliqued with two rows of quillwrapped birchbark splints,
stylized floral
The designs on the vamp done in beadwork are similar to those usually worked in moosehair embroidery. The use of quill wrapped splints is unusual on Huron-Wendat moccasins as loom woven quillwork is more common in the early 19th century
GRASAC research notes.
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About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Moccasin. GRASAC ID 25243. National Museum of Ireland Collection, AE: 1901.510.
This record was augmented by Dana Murray on July 23, 2024. It draws on images and information recorded during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, and Rachel Head, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.