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Object Number
41-72-10/24400.1
Display Title
Moccasin, one of pair
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather moccasin with porcupine quill decoration. Additional descriptive notes in Conservation.
Inventory Description
Moccasin, leather, quill decoration, cloth and bead trim
Classification
- Moccasin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
early 1800s
Culture
- Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 × 25 × 12 cm (2 9/16 × 9 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-72-10/24400.1
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Belle J. Bushnell, 1941
Provenance
Collector
David I. Bushnell, Jr.
(1899-1939)
Donor
Estate of David I. Bushnell, Jr.
(1941)
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