Pair of Child's Moccasins Item Number: 43.201.72a-b from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
These child's moccasins have the old style seam work typical of Cree. The beads go in two different directions, unusual. They have little trail dusters and are made all in one piece with one seam along the side.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
Item History
- Made between 1885 and 1895
What
- Name
- Pair of Child's Moccasins
- Identification Number
- 43.201.72a-b
- Type of Item
- moccasin, child and pair
- Material
- smoked hide, bead and cut steel bead
- Overall
- length 7.5 in, width 3.125 in
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish, Crow and Cree
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1885 and 1895
Other
- Classification
- Clothing