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Quilled moccasins
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| Description | Pair of slipper-style leather moccasins. Sinew- and thread-sewn with rawhide sole. Decorated with dyed quillwork in floral motif. Predominant colors are red-orange, purple, yellow, and faded blue. Foot opening originally bound with black ribbon of which only fragments remain. Collected by C. B. Tirrell of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, Company C. His family claimed they were collected from the Ojibwe, but the construction is not typically Ojibwe; possibly Dakota. |
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| Quantity | 1 pair items |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 8 3/4 inches length at longest point 2 inches height at highest point 3 inches width at widest point |
| Nomenclature | Moccasins |
| Creation | Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Made in Minnesota, United States |
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Collected by: Tirrell, Chesley Billings United States Army, 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment (1861-1864), Company C United States Army, 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment (1861-1864) Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Made in Minnesota, United States Used during Civil War Indian Wars Dakota Indians--Footwear. Ojibwe Indians--Footwear. Indian. Clothing. Footwear |
| Dates | Discovery: Not earlier than 1863 - Not later than 1865 |
| Credit Line | Minnesota Historical Society Collections |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 68.116.1.A,B |