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Soft soled leather moccasins with velvet trim on the cuff and on the vamp / Native American; possibly Chippewa, Cree or Ojibwa

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Soft soled leather moccasins with velvet trim on the cuff and on the vamp. Three rows of quill work, white, purple, and pink, blue, and orange, border the velvet panel on the vamp.

In the Northeastern tribes, men and women would wear moccasins or boots made from animals’ hocks, or hind legs. The footwear was sometimes decorated with quillwork or embroidery. Floral and nature-inspired patterns were the most frequently used (Paterek 1994, 42-43).

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Title(s): 
Soft soled leather moccasins with velvet trim on the cuff and on the vamp
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Chippewa, Cree or Ojibwa
Date: 
late 19th century - early 20th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Prairie Region, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
leather, velvet, quills, cotton string, natural dyes
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.273a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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