moccasins

moccasins

moccasins

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A pair of Hodenosaunee moccasins made in the 1870s. Velvet vamps and cuffs decorated with raised floral beadwork and zigzag lines. Purchased from Eckert in 1882.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation

Date Made or Date Range: 1870s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

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Materials

tanned hide; brown velvet; black velvet; red cotton tape; possibly natural cotton cloth(?); glass beads

Techniques or Format

Pair of moccasins made of tanned hide with inverted T seams at the heel. The inset brown velvet vamps are sewn to the hide, edged with white glass beads and decorated with raised beadwork in floral motifs. The black velveteen cuffs are bound with red cotton tape and are ornamented with beads on the lower edge. Moccasins appear to be lined with natural cotton cloth(?).

Motifs and Patterns

Floral on the vamps. Lines and zigzag lines on the cuffs.

Dimensions: 26.5 × 9 × 10 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Museum documentation

Current Location: Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, Netherlands
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 494-10
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1882
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Eckert
Collection Narratives and Histories

Purchased from Eckert in 1882

GKS Reference Number: 27283
Approximate Place of Origin

44.16098, -91.78108

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