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Introduction
A pair of centre-seam moccasins with puckered toe, decorated with glass beads on toe-seam and heel-seam; cuffs bound with sillk ribbons; obtained from a Mesquakie woman near Tama, Iowa; purchased from William Jones.
Nation of Maker:
Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
obtained from a Mesquakie woman near Tama, Iowa
Place of Origin:
Tama, IA
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
catalogue card and additional informations by N. Stolle
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Materials
brain tanned deer hide, cotton yarn (natural and red), silk ribbons (green, violet, red), seed beads (green, dark blue)
Techniques or Format
A pair of centre-seam moccasins with puckered toe, decorated with glass beads on toe-seam and heel-seam; cuffs bound with sillk ribbons
Motifs and Patterns
geometric pattern
Condition:
good: the leather faded from yellow to gray, faded sillk ribbons
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6359 a, b
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
987
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
Approximate Place of Origin