Boots Item Number: 3203/11 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Pair of men’s hide boots with beading and fur trim. Heel and cuff are edged with a dark brown fur. Toe panel and lower leg have beaded flowers in a variety of bright colours, with green foliage. Short hide fringe emerges from the top of the ankle fur and right boot has a thong for tightening attached at top back. Boots are lined with flannel.

Narrative

Researcher Carmen Dennis thought the fur could be from a fisher or black fox, and may have been repurposed from a fur coat?