Materials

Dark brown thick hide (probably commercially tanned hide), cuff and vamp is black velve, red "classic woolen" tape edging, lined beige cotton, large seed beeds in white, transluscent grey, transluscent green, transluscent red, transluscent yellow, translucent blue, tubular glass beads in dark grey, paper pattern

Techniques or Format

Vamp overlayed a puckered toe, folded cuff sewn on separately, t-heel seam, possibly a red woollen ribbon which was had a separate tag also part of moccasin and was tied, raised beadwork

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs with stem (JM feels the motif looks like feathers gathered in a set of 3), cuff is edged with a double parallel lines of white and transluscent grey, vamp is edged with vertical lines of 3 beads followed by 2 parallel lines

Dimensions: 28 × 11 × 10 cm

Condition: Fair - damage to the woolen tape that binds the top of cuff and evidence of wear-- beads missing on front vamp

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1983,Q.296.a-b

GKS Reference Number: 27048

How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, Am1983,Q.296.a-b. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 27048.

Record Creation Context

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).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

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).