Culture/People:

Cree Metis  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, ribbon, porcupine quills, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Quill embroidered, appliquéd, quilled (lane stitched)

Dimensions:

22 x 9 x 14.5 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Place:

Manitoba; Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1916; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

5/3103

Barcode:

053103.000

See related items:

Cree Metis

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c669e5db-cc20-4530-9809-b31a2d46a9e6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_56632