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Object Number 49-30-10/32227
Display Title Skin moccasin with flowered trade thread embroidered on toe piece
Descriptions
Object Description Skin moccasin with flowered trade thread embroidered on toe piece which is bound by purple and white twisted wool
Inventory Description Moccasin, leather with embroidered floral design
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms Gulf of Saint Lawrence, North of the
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 24 x 16 cm (3 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-30-10/32227
Provenance
Collector William Brooks Cabot (1899-1925)
Donor William Brooks Cabot (1899-1910)

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