Moccasins

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Date created: 1830-1835

Culture/People: Iroquois; formerly identified as Seneca
Collector: Antoinette Brush Huntington (Antoinette Mary Brush/Mrs. S. F. Huntington/Mrs. Simeon Fitch Huntington), Non-Indian, 1806-1890
Previous owner: Antoinette Brush Huntington (Antoinette Mary Brush/Mrs. S. F. Huntington/Mrs. Simeon Fitch Huntington), Non-Indian, 1806-1890; Mary Elizabeth Miner, Non-Indian, 1865-1960
Seller: Mary Elizabeth Miner, Non-Indian, 1865-1960
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Purchased by Antoinette Brush Huntington (Mrs. Simeon Fitch Huntington, 1806-1890) in 1835 while she travelled along the Erie Canal; inherited by Mrs. Huntington's granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Miner (1865-1960); purchased by MAI from Miss Miner in 1933 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: New York; USA (inferred)

See related items: Iroquois; Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/5147
Barcode: 185147.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Moccasins
Media/Materials: Hide, wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions: 23 x 9 x 13 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f1776c6-eab2-493a-a661-ad3be9685be5

Record ID: NMAI_197937