Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1920 β 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0053 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly decorated Woodland style moccasins, the foot cut from a single piece of buckskin which is seamed up the toe to the vamp which is an inset panel extending to form tongue, seamed at the back, and an ankle flap is stitched around. Ties of thongs extend around ankle and would wrap arβ¦
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1920 β 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; quill
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly decorated Woodland style moccasins, the foot cut from a single piece of buckskin which is seamed up the toe to the vamp which is an inset panel extending to form tongue, seamed at the back, and an ankle flap is stitched around. Ties of thongs extend around ankle and would wrap around ankle flaps. Vamp inset is covered with velvet applique bordered by green and red dyed quills, and a pattern of conventional flowers in red, rose, and pink beads with blue stems has been applied to the black velvet.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0053 a,b
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