moccasins, moosehair embroidered

moccasins, moosehair embroidered

moccasins, moosehair embroidered

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Introduction

A pair of moosehair-embroidered black dyed moccasins with floral designs, typical of the Huron-Wendat between about 1800 and 1840. Part of the Ridgeway Bequest, acquired by the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1927.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1800 to 1840
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation and the GRASAC research team

Materials

black dyed, native tanned deerskin; red cotton tape; cotton thread; moosehair in white, orange, and blue

Techniques or Format

The moccasin is made of four pieces of hide, with an inset vamp with fine puckering around the toe. The stand-up cuff is made of two pieces sewn at the back.

Motifs and Patterns

Stylized floral motifs.

Dimensions: 0 × 23 × 15.5 cm
Condition: Good. Some dye has rubbed off the hide.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Similarity to a dated collection in Bern made by Pourtales and other collections.

Current Location: Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1927.257 A-B
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1927
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Ridgeway Bequest
Collection Narratives and Histories

Part of the Ridgeway Bequest, acquired by the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1927.

GKS Reference Number: 27129
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Huron-Wendat artist, moccasins, moosehair embroidered. Currently in the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1927.257 A-B. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip May 2009; GRASAC item id 27129.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a GRASAC research trip to the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 4-9 2009.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Participants: Trudy Nicks, Laura Peers, Alison Brown, Sherry Farrell-Racette, Rachel Hand, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, and Amber Berson.

Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113

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