Moccasins

Museum number:
1-12839a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210112839a@2cb
Alternate number:
2123 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.303, Acc.304, Acc.307, and Acc.310
Description:
Maccasins; twined. Warp and weft are split Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus). Each is stuffed with grass, and with internal wood blocks to resemble foot inside moccasins.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Materials:
Tule (grass material)
Taxon:
Schoenoplectus acutus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Moccasins
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
For man to wear in winter.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 42 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-4798" Published: "AAE V, Pl. 17, Fig. 2" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 19
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 1-12839a,b, described as Maccasins; twined. Warp and weft are split Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus). Each is stuffed with grass, and with internal wood blocks to resemble foot inside moccasins.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Moccasins, accession number 1-12839a,b, described as Maccasins; twined. Warp and weft are split Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus). Each is stuffed with grass, and with internal wood blocks to resemble foot inside moccasins.

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