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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Wendat (Huron)  Search this
Previous owner:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Seller:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, moosehair, metal cones, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Sewn, dyed, embroidered
Dimensions:
27 x 12 x 13.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Wendake Reserve (Lorette, Village des Hurons); Capitale Nationale Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1820
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Catalog Number:
9/6604
Barcode:
096604.000
See related items:
Wendat (Huron)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws649c72992-365c-4bb7-80c7-f8219e586c1a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_104444