Soft soled leather moccasins with beaded geometric designs on the vamp and silk trimmed cuffs
Soft soled leather moccasins with quill work in a floral and geometric pattern on the cuff and vamp of the shoe
Soft soled leather moccasins with velvet trim on the cuff and on the vamp / Native American; possibly Chippewa, Cree or Ojibwa
Essay/Description
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).
