Materials

Commercially tanned dark brown hide, red cotton tape binding, beads are white, transluscent grey, red, pink, green, light blue and medium blue, polished cotton as a lining, vamp is a black velvet

Techniques or Format

Puckered toe with a vamp overlapping the puckers, separate one piece unfolded stand up cuff, t-heel seam.

Motifs and Patterns

Floral motifs, monochromatic shading, green stem with leaves, double parallel of lines of white around vamp, (edging stitch) white beads sewn into the puckers on the outer border, zig zag of light blue beads and double parallel line of white beads on cuff

Dimensions: 27 × 9 × 12 cm

Condition: Poor, commercial hide is deteriorated, structure is unstable

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.2633

GKS Reference Number: 25584

How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, moccasins. Currently in the British Museum, Am.2633. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25584.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).