Culture/People:

James Bay Cree  Search this

Collector:

Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925  Search this

Previous owner:

Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925  Search this

Object Name:

Moccasins

Media/Materials:

Hide, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Embroidered

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

Ungava; Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada

Collection History:

Collected in 1904 by anthropologist Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York); acquired by MAI in 1910 by exchange or purchase.

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Catalog Number:

2/5817

Barcode:

025817.000

See related items:

James Bay Cree

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b0f44816-b5fa-4e5c-9162-7564da0057f5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27549