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Object Number 985-27-10/60262
Display Title Pair of Passamaquoddy moccasins. Cloth & velvet cuffs; beaded.
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of Passamaquoddy moccasins. Soft hide soles and uppers. Cloth lining. Cloth and black velvet cuffs and velvet over top. Floral beadwork designs using large beads of varying colors.
Inventory Description Moccasins, leather, fabric upper w/multi beadwork, red edged flap, lined, 1 torn
Classification
  • Moccasin
Department Ethnographic
Date 1875
Culture
  • Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine
Dimensions Overall: 25.3 x 13.1 x 8 cm (9 15/16 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Label on object 985-27-10/60262A/ 985-27-10/60262b/ 24719
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (?)
Collector W. Wallace Brown (1875)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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