Exhibit Area: Intro

Case Number: 2D

Item Number: WC9605008

Category: Moccasins

Region: Northeast

Tribe: Huron

Period: 1835

Materials: Black-dyed hide; dyed moosehair; silk ribbon

Description: These moccasins are dyed black with native pigments and are embroidered with dyed moosehair. The design elements have Euorpean origins that were passed on to the Huron women by Ursuline nuns in colonial Quebec (Lorette).

Condition: Very good

Dimensions: Length 9 inches

Provenance:

Epic Fine Arts Co. - Masco Corp.

References:

Sotheby's Auction Catalogue, Sotheby's, New York, Sale 6853, Lot 134, May 21, 1996

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