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woman's moccasins
woman's moccasins
woman's moccasins
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Introduction
Huron-Wendat woman\'s moccasins with inset vamp and floral decoration in moosehair embroidery, second quarter of the nineteenth century
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Date Made or Date Range:
second quarter of the 19th century
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Materials
deerskin, moosehair, porcupine quills, animal hair, red cotton tape, blue silk ribbon, small metal cones
Techniques or Format
inset vamp of dark brown dyed deerskin embroidered with moosehair, set into an light coloured moccasin body. Heel seam.
Motifs and Patterns
floral
Dimensions:
22 × 9 × 4 cm
Condition:
good, signs of wear on soles
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
E3708
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
27258
Record Creation Context
Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell and Madeleine Kropa
Approximate Place of Origin