moccasins
moccasins
moccasins
Huron-Wendat moccasins made of blackened hide decorated with moosehair embroidery in floral motifs, made between 1810-1830. On one moccasin, a lighter hide is used for the U-shaped vamp. Documented as a pair but both sides are very different. Purchased from Professor Moseley in 1882.
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One moccasin: hide; blackened hide; moosehair; red silk ribbon; cream coloured silk ribbon. One moccasin: blackened hide; moosehair; blue silk ribbon; cream coloured silk ribbon.
One moccasin: made of blackened hide with a moosehair embroidered light hide U-shaped vamp edged with cream coloured silk ribbon. Blackened hide cuffs bound with red silk ribbon and decorated with moosehair embroidery. One moccasin: made of blackened hide with moosehair embroidered U-shaped vamp edged with blue silk ribbon. Blackened hide cuffs bound with cream coloured silk ribbon and decorated with moosehair embroidery.
Floral on the vamps and cuffs. On one moccasin cuff - triangles, floral motifs and possibly double curve design(?)
The pair of moccasins belong to the same catalogue number but do not appear to match
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Provenance
Purchased from Professor Moseley in 1882