Miniature moccasins

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Date created: 1936

Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Artist/Maker: Ida K. Smallfence (Ida Mitchell), Mohawk [Kahnawake], 1881-1965
Previous owner: Ida K. Smallfence (Ida Mitchell), Mohawk [Kahnawake], 1881-1965
Collector: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Previous owner: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Seller: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Collection History: Collected by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from the artist in 1936; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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Place: Kahnawake Reserve (Caughnawaga Reserve); Montérégie Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Mohawk [Kahnawake]; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1423
Barcode: 241423.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Miniature moccasins
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Overlay beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f3fdd075-c307-4aad-a737-e15888da35eb

Record ID: NMAI_257047