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Object Number
38-44-10/12729
Display Title
Pair of dark brown, smoke-tanned, fly-bitten caribou moccasins.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of dark brown, smoke-tanned, fly-bitten caribou moccasins. floral decoration of purple, light blue and green silk work.
Inventory Description
Moccasins, puckered toe, emboidered floral design, unfinished?
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms
Cartwright
Materials
Leather, Thread
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 10 x 6 cm (11 1/4 x 3 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1 Pair
Label on object
38-44-10/12729
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1914)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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