Moccasins

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Date created: circa 1800

Culture/People: probably Wendat (Huron) (attributed); formerly identified as Lenape (Delaware)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in London, England, in 1937.
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Place: Ontario, Québec; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Wendat (Huron); Clothing/Garments: Footwear
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Corlear's Hook (Ex05)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6362
Barcode: 196362.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Moccasins
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, porcupine quills, metal cones, deer hair, dye/dyes
Techniques: Sewn, dyed, quilled (lane stitched), quill embroidered
Dimensions: 28 x 7.2 x 8.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa50c51b-c3bc-4746-a13a-31811b0442fa

Record ID: NMAI_209865