probably Plains Cree (Prairie Cree) (attributed) Search this
Collector:
William de la Montagne Cary (W. M. Cary), Non-Indian, 1840-1922 Search this
Seller:
William de la Montagne Cary (W. M. Cary), Non-Indian, 1840-1922 Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills
Techniques:
Sewn, quill embroidered, quilled (lane stitched)
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Canada (inferred)
Collection History:
Collected by magazine illustrator William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922), who travelled in the West in 1861 and 1874; purchased by George Heye from William de la Montagne Cary in 1907.
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