moccasins
moccasins
moccasins
Moccasins decorated with porcupine quillwork. Eastern Great Lakes.
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Lightly smoked deer hide. Pony beads in orange black, white, yellow. Metal cones with red dyed hair. Porcupine quill work. Commercially produced metallic passimentary (cordage/tape) that is decorative. Vegetable wrapped Thong wrapped with gold (RS)
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About This GRASAC Record
Unknown artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, Am,St.775.a-b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26331.
This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).