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Introduction
Haudenosaunee moccasins made of commercially tanned hide lined with muslin. Cuffs and inset vamps made of brown velvet and ornamented with glass beads.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin
Attribution based on style
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
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Materials
Commercially tanned hide, glass beads, muslin, velvet, cotton tape
Techniques or Format
Moccasins made of commercially tanned hide (with shiny side inside) lined with white/beige muslin. Inset vamp style with brown velvet sewn onto vamp and cuffs and ornamented with glass beads. Red cotton tape around edges of vamps.
Motifs and Patterns
Floral motifs in monochromatic shading on vamps; parallel and zigzag lines on cuffs.
Dimensions:
26 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition:
Poor; there has been an added sole on the repair in several pieces.
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of Denmark
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
HC.382
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
45200
Record Creation Context
Visit to National Museum of Denmark of Ruth Phillips, Norman Vorano and Alex Nahwegahbow assisted by Mille Gabriel and Anja Blok Jespersen on June 24, 2016.
Approximate Place of Origin