Moccasins

Museum number:
2-73318a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210273318a@2cb
Alternate number:
ph54 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4793
Description:
Northern Ojibwa moccasins with geometric bead designs, fur around ankle. Beading on the tip panel, mainly yellow with purple, red, blue and green chevron and square design. Beading around ankle flap same patterns on yellow background. White beaded border.
Donor:
Paul Hockings
Collection place:
Ontario, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Big Trout Lake, Ontario
Culture or time period:
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Fur (hair material), Glass (material) (beads), and Leather (moose)
Taxon:
Alces alces
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Moccasins
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1960
Accession date:
January 11, 2016
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
whole— height 2.5 inches, whole— width 5.5 inches, and whole— length 10 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 2-73318a,b, described as Northern Ojibwa moccasins with geometric bead designs, fur around ankle. Beading on the tip panel, mainly yellow with purple, red, blue and green chevron and square design. Beading around ankle flap same patterns on yellow background. White beaded border.

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