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Pair of red moccasins featuring white and green floral embroidery as well as tan soles. One moccasin sits right-side-up on the gray surface while the other is on its side. Top view of a pair of red moccasins with white and green floral embroidery. The left shoe is more closed than the right shoe. Top view of a pair of moccasins. Their tops each consist of two pieces of red fabric with green and white floral embroidery. The soles and interiors are tan. Moccasin top view. Wrapped round the heel is a red piece of fabric. The cap of the shoe features another ovular red fabric. Both feature white and green floral embroidery. Pair of moccasins with a bright red body featuring embroidery of white flowers attached to green stems. The soles of the moccasins are a light tan. Detail of the toe box of the shoe, showing an ovular piece of red fabric with light blue and white borders, embroidered with white and green beads forming a floral motif. Top view of a pair of red moccasins with white and green floral embroidery and tan soles. The insides of the moccasins are stuffed with a white cotton-ball like material.

Unknown Maker, Eastern Woodland and Great Lakes

Pair of Moccasins,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Eastern Woodland and Great Lakes, Native North American

Title

Pair of Moccasins

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • felt,
  • leather,
  • and glass beads

Techniques

  • felt,
  • leather,
  • and glass beads

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Object Number

60.034.48

Pair of Moccasins

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World

October 22, 2022 - June 4, 2023
Moccasin side view. Wrapped round the heel and cap are two pieces of fabric featuring white and green floral embroidery. The sole of the moccasin is tan.

Unknown Maker, Native North American

moccasin
Moccasin top view. Wrapped round the heel is a red piece of fabric. The cap of the shoe features another ovular red fabric. Both feature white and green floral embroidery.

Unknown Maker, Eastern Woodland and Great Lakes

Moccasin
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