Quilled moccasins

Titles: Quilled moccasins (Supplied title)

Description: This pair of slipper-style leather moccasins was collected by C. B. Tirrell of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, Company C, during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. His family claimed they were collected from the Ojibwe, but the construction is not typically Ojibwe; possibly Dakota. Sinew- and thread-sewn with rawhide sole. Decorated with dyed quill work in floral motif. Foot opening originally bound with black ribbon of which only fragments remain.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1863 - Not later than 1865 (Discovery)

Creation

• collected by: Tirrell, Chesley Billings
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), Company C
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 68.116.1.A,B

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Notes

• A three-dimensional model, in pdf file format, is available for this object.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 pair items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 2 inches height (68.116.1.A)
• 3 inches width (68.116.1.A)
• 8 3/4 inches length (68.116.1.A)
• 2 inches height (68.116.1.B)
• 3 inches width (68.116.1.B)
• 8 3/4 inches length (68.116.1.B)

Subjects

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