Moccasin

Description

Pair of moccasins of moose skin decorated with silk thread and piped with dyed horsehair: North America, Plains, possibly Cree, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1904.160 C

Collection

Americas

Object name

Moccasin

Production information

North America

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Plains
Cree
Athapaskan

Materials

Moose skin, Silk, Horsehair

Physical description

Moose skin decorated with silk thread and piped with dyed horsehair

References

Idiens, Dale, A catalogue of Northern Athapaskan Indian artefacts in the collection of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, Art and Archaeology 3, March 1979