Moccasins

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Culture/People: Tuscarora
Previous owner: Nancy Sherwood Tompkins (Mrs. Nehemiah Underhill Tompkins), Non-Indian, 1786-1847; Elizabeth T. Comstock (Elizabeth Tompkins Comstock), Non-Indian, b. 1879; Ida C. Comstock (Ida Caroline Comstock), Non-Indian, b. 1883
Donor: Elizabeth T. Comstock (Elizabeth Tompkins Comstock), Non-Indian, b. 1879; Ida C. Comstock (Ida Caroline Comstock), Non-Indian, b. 1883

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly owned by Nancy Sherwood Tompkins (Mrs. Nehemiah Underhill Tompkins, 1786-1847, of New York City); inherited by her great-granddaughters Elizabeth Tompkins Comstock (b. 1879) and Ida Caroline Comstock (b. 1883); donated to MAI by Elizabeth T. Comstock and Ida C. Comstock in 1962.
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Place: New York; USA

See related items: Tuscarora; Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/116
Barcode: 230116.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Moccasins
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, cotton cloth, velveteen, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, lined, appliquéd, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66db19372-af33-4db1-b70a-586d9ec7a3ef

Record ID: NMAI_245101