Culture/People:

East or Woods Cree  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:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Moccasins

Media/Materials:

Hide, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Quill embroidered

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

Ontario; Canada

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 1930 using finds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

17/6321

Barcode:

176321.000

See related items:

East or Woods Cree

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68c217069-e73d-4261-b623-1ef9160ee6c3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_188818