Culture/People:

Miami  Search this

Collector:

Henry Clinton Carter, Non-Indian, 1811-1894  Search this

Previous owner:

Henry Clinton Carter, Non-Indian, 1811-1894  Search this

Grace Carter Marvin (Mrs. David Meeker Marvin), Non-Indian, 1868-1954  Search this

Henrietta M. Carter, Non-Indian, 1865-1948  Search this

Seller:

Grace Carter Marvin (Mrs. David Meeker Marvin), Non-Indian, 1868-1954  Search this

Henrietta M. Carter, Non-Indian, 1865-1948  Search this

Object Name:

Moccasins

Media/Materials:

Hide, wool cloth, silk cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

Indiana; USA

Collection History:

Collected between 1835 and 1845 by Henry Clinton Carter (1811-1894, a trader) at Crown Point, Indiana; inherited by his daughters Grace Carter Marvin (Mrs. David Meeker Marvin, 1868-1954) and Henrietta M. Carter (1865-1948); purchased by MAI from Grace Carter Marvin and Henrietta M. Carter in 1940.

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Catalog Number:

20/2177

Barcode:

202177.001

See related items:

Miami

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668569682-19d9-4318-83dc-8d467416ce25

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_215962