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Object Number
995-29-10/73436
Display Title
Beaded child's moccasins
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Iroquois child's soft-soled moccasins constructed of medium brown leather with a T-seam at the heel and the toe gathered onto the vamp with no tongue. A separate 4.5 cm cuff of black velveteen is attached at its top and bottom edges to the shoe. The vamp is backed by a firm leather lining behind the beadwork and the rest of the shoe and the cuff are lined in a brown plain weave fabric. Around the opening a binding of scarlet grosgrain ribbon, 2.25 cm wide, folded over the edge and hand sewn with red thread in a long running stitch. The ends of the ribbon are loose in front and long enough to tie in a bow. 5 cm from the edge of the cuff is a broken line border of diagonal 6-bead lazy stitch in large white and smaller dark blue beads. The vamp inset is dark blu[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Moccasins, small, hide, fabric and velvet upper, ribbon edge, beadwork deco
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1960
Culture
- Tuscarora
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Ontario
North America / United States / New York
North America / United States / New York
Additional Geographic Terms
Niagara Falls
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 6.4 x 6.8 cm (5 1/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1 pair
Label on object
995-29-10/73436
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1979 - 1993)
Dealer
Wintermute's Antique Show
(1979)
Donor
Estate of Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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