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Moccasin, single
Moccasin, single
Moccasin, single
This relative, a single moccasin, is composed of smoked deerhide and decorated with faded pink silk ribbon, white pony beads, tin cones, red dyed deerhair, porcupine quills, and commercial thread. The cuffs have been sewn to the moccasin body using commercial thread, while the quillwork has been completed with sinew. Although the origins of this relative are not certain, it is believed to have been made in the late 18th to early 19th century and may be attributed to the Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee or Huron-Wendat.
This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.
This information is informed by GRASAC research notes.
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smoked deerhide, faded silk ribbon (pink), white pony beads, tin cones, red dyed deerhair, red white and black porcupine quills, commercial thread used to sew cuffs to moccasin body, sinew used on quillwork
separate cuffs, single seam construction
This information was informed by GRASAC research notes.
Provenance
National Museum of Ireland documentation.
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Moccasin. GRASAC ID: 501. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1880.1920.
This record was augmented by Dana Murray on December 2, 2024. It was informed by notes and photographs collected during the GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 21, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Bhnens Corbiere, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, Rachel Hand, and Ruth Phillips, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy.