Moccasins Item Number: 3027/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of ankle height beaded hide moccasins. The hide is supple and medium brown. Inside ankle is lined with unbleached cotton. The top of the shoe and outside of the ankle piece are fully covered in beading, including a white background and motifs of stars in blue and orange, and triangles in green, red, blue, orange and yellow. The border has lines of black and white.
Narrative
Jean Nemi said she inherited a pair of moccasins and gauntlets (3027/1-2) in 1978, that had previously been owned by Father Joe A. McDonagh, who she was told worked among the Inuit, Prairie (Saskatchewan) and norther BC Indigenous peoples, as a Catholic missionary. The donor was also told that McDonagh was presented with the gloves and moccasins when he was made an honorary chief of one of the 'northern tribes', c. 1935-1940. An appraiser told the donor the style of beadwork might suggest a Carrier (Dakelhne) provenance, perhaps from the Prince George area?
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ? during 1950
- Owned by Jean I. Nemi before November 19, 2013
- Received from Jean I. Nemi (Donor) on November 19, 2013
What
- Name
- Moccasins
- Identification Number
- 3027/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- moccasin
- Material
- skin, cotton fibre, glass and fibre
- Part A
- height 14.8 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 25.0 cm
- Part B
- height 5.3 cm, width 18.3 cm, depth 29.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dakelhne ?
- Previous Owner
- Jean I. Nemi
- Received from
- Jean I. Nemi (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1950
- Ownership Date
- before November 19, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on November 19, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3027/0001 a-b