Culture/People:

probably Gwich'in (Kutchin) (attributed)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Margaret John, Gwich'in (Kutchin), 1909-1992  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum Shop  Search this

Object Name:

Moccasins

Media/Materials:

Moose hide/skin, glass bead/beads, rabbit skin/fur, felt, thread

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, tanned

Dimensions:

26.0 x 13.5 x 14.5 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

Fort Yukon; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1981

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the museum shop at Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum (Fort Yukon, Alaska) in 1981; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

26/1070

Barcode:

261070.000

See related items:

Gwich'in (Kutchin)

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d5e8864-f274-4881-9ccd-061f54a46fcc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_277165