Moccasin, woman's

Description

Woman's moccasin, one of a pair, of buckskin embroidered entirely with beads and decorated with silk ribbon, wool tassels, and tin cones: North America, Canada, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Kainai-Blood, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1968.700 A

Collection

Americas

Object name

Moccasin, woman's

Production information

Unknown
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, North America

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Kainai-Blood

Materials

Buckskin, Beadwork, Silk, Wool, Tin

Physical description

Buckskin embroidered entirely with beads and decorated with silk ribbon, wool tassels, and tin cones

Collection place(s)

Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, North America

Associations

Item from his collection: Mouat, Alexander Naismith, 1863 - 1950

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, patterns of life