Made of hide, smoked, silk embroidery thread; pink, purple, red, blue, green.

Pair of child's moccasins, slipper-type, the bodies of single pieces of smoked skin, with seams up the centre of the toes, parabolic-shaped vamps of unsmoked skin, with very slight puckering in the body at the edge of the vamp. The heel seams are in the form of upside down 'T's, the cross bar enclosing a thin strip of skin forming a sandwich. The edge between the vamp and body is marked with a spiral thread of white and blue, and the vamps finely embroidered sprays of flowers - two buds and an open rose [?], in green, orange, blue, purple and pink. The ankle edge is finished in horizontal lines of purple and mauve silk ribbons. The moccasins are lined in white cloth, and sewn with cotton.

Woman or child's moccasins.

1860-1920. British Museum Online Record.

Mrs. Frances Kitson

Unknown Cree/Métis artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, Am1936,1020.22.a-b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26808.

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.