hidesilkthread or rafia?

embroidery

Beginning of range open; end of range is date when this item was first entered into the Catalogue of the Regio Museo.

In the MNAEF's old catalogue, the item is described as "other shoes from Canada. [someone - name is not legible] confirms that they are from North America." (Altre scarpe del Canada'. [] conferma che sono del Nord America). Item was originally held by the Regio Museo, eventually transferred to the MNAEF. (Catalogo cronologico del Museo nazionale d'Antropologia di Firenze, 1870).

This record was created as part of a research project, funded by a Faculty Research Grant from the Canadian Embassy in Italy in August 2007, Emanuela Rossi.

Stacey Loyer helped with the translation for this record.