moccasins, child's

moccasins, child's

moccasins, child's

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Introduction

Child's moccasins with floral and leaf patterns. Tanned hide with cotton lining and silk ribbon.

Materials

Unsmoked tanned hide, cotton, silk ribbon, glass beads, paper backing

Techniques or Format

Unsmoked tanned hide, lined in white cotton at heel, red silk ribbon, Green silk on vamp and cuffs, glass beads: seed beads and tubular silver beads, separate cuffs lined with cotton fabric, ribbon ties and inset vamps, raised beadwork sewn on to paper backing

Motifs and Patterns

Flowers and leaves

Dimensions: 15.5 × 5.5 × 0 cm
Condition: Very good, some beads missing and one silk tie detached, signs of light wear on soles
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 987.261.27.1-2
Collection at Current Location: Bedford Collection
GKS Reference Number: 27341
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, moccasins, child's. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 987.261.27.1-2. Item described as part of a GRASAC research trip October 2014; GRASAC item id 27341.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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