Embroidered unfinished moccasin vamp and upper

Titles: Embroidered unfinished moccasin vamp and upper (Supplied title)

Description: This pair of unfinished leather moccasin uppers is embroidered with silk in floral motiff. hey are possibly Metis, Cree or Ojibwe.

Dates

• Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) (Creation)

Creation

• collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1857.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 pair items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 1/16 inch height (1857.A)
• 7 inches width (1857.A)
• 12 1/8 inches length (1857.A)
• 1/16 inch height (1857.B)
• 7 inches width (1857.B)
• 12 inches length (1857.B)

Subjects

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