moccasins

moccasins

moccasins

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Introduction

moccasins, high-flapped with 'vieux tour' pattern, made by Caroline Groslouis, collected by Marius Barbeau, Huron-Wendat (Huron), Lorette, Quebec, 1900s.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

museum documentation

Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1911
Materials

Leather, sewn with commercial thread, trimmed with red and black felt. Decorated with dark blue and white elk hair embroidery.

Additional Context

Winter moccasins with 'vieux tour' pattern embroidered in elk hair (CM Barbeau - recorded in CMC record).

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

museum documentation

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-H-4 a, b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: C.M. Barbeau
GKS Reference Number: 26852
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113